349, Lot: 367. Estimate $300. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.98 g, 6h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Head of youthful Mars right, wearing slight beard and crested Corinthian helmet / CAESAR around upper rim of circular shield, the central boss ornamented with a star, over crossed sword and spear. CRI 428; RIC I 274; RSC 44. Good VF, lightly toned, obverse struck off center, a trace of die rust on obverse, a few minor contact marks and shallow scratches.