Triton XXII, Lot: 974. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.00 g, 6h). Uncertain Italian mint, possibly Rome. Bare head right / Octavian’s Actian arch (
arcus Octaviani), showing a single span surmounted by Octavian in facing triumphal quadriga; IMP • CAESAR on the architrave. RIC I 267; CRI 422; RSC 123; BMCRE 624 = BMCRR Rome 4348; BN 66. Near EF, attractive iridescent cabinet tone.
From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 782; Leu FPL (Autumn 1998), no. 221; Aufhäuser 12 (1 October 1996), lot 419; Leu 25 (23 April 1980), lot 228.