The Triumvirs. Lepidus and Octavian. November-December 43 BC. AR Denarius (15.5mm, 3.73 g, 1h). Military mint traveling with Lepidus in Italy.

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The Triumvirs. Lepidus and Octavian. November-December 43 BC. AR Denarius (15.5mm, 3.73 g, 1h). Military mint traveling with Lepidus in Italy. Bare head of Lepidus right / Bare head of Octavian right. Crawford 495/2a; CRI 140; Sydenham 1323; RSC 2a; RBW 1752. Toned, light porosity, obverse die break. VF.

From the John L. Cowan Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 15 July 2017.

This issue commemorates the foundation of the Second Triumvirate, and was probably struck from the proceeds of the proscriptions in preparation for the campaign against Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC. Lepidus is shown with the title Pontifex Maximus, an office that he received after the assassination of Julius Caesar and held until his death in 12 BC.

Closing Date and Time: 3 June 2020 at 11:56:20 ET.

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