The Curia Julia

332, Lot: 260. Estimate $300. Sold for $2110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.73 g, 9h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Bare head right / IMP • CAESAR on the architrave of the Roman Senate House (Curia Julia), with porch supported by four short columns, statue of Victory on globe surmounting apex of roof, and statues of standing figures at the extremities of the architrave. CRI 421; RIC I 266; RSC 122. VF, toned, a few shallow scratches under tone.

The Curia Julia still stands today, situated just north of the Roman Forum.