Egypt Becomes a Roman Province

Triton XVI, Lot: 999. Estimate $5000. Sold for $14000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Triumvirs. Octavian. 28 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.66 g, 9h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Bare head right; lituus to left; CAESAR COS • VI around / Crocodile, with mouth open, standing right on ground line; AEGVPTO above, CAPTA in exergue. CRI 430; RIC I 275a; RSC 2; BMCRE 650 = BMCRR East 243; BN 905. Near EF, toned, a few light marks under tone.

From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Rauch 82 (23 April 2008), lot 217.