Octavian’s Actian Arch

279, Lot: 423. Estimate $150. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.61 g, 3h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Bare head right / Octavian’s Actian arch (arcus Octaviani), showing a single span surmounted by Octavian in facing triumphal quadriga. RIC I 267; CRI 422; RSC 123. Good Fine, lightly toned, heavy porosity on obverse, smoothing on reverse.

From the Bruce R. Brace Collection.