The Triumvirs. Octavian. Spring 43 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.62 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Italy or Cisalpine Gaul.

CNG Feature Auction 115
Lot: 606. Estimated: $ 30 000

Roman Republican, Silver

Sold For $ 45 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Spring 43 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.62 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Italy or Cisalpine Gaul. Head of Venus (with features of Apollo) right, wearing fillet, her hair collected into a knot behind / Trophy of Gallic arms, chariot at base on left, a shield, two spears and carnyx on right; CAESAR upward on left, [I]MP downward on right. Crawford 482/1; CRI 130; Sydenham 1016; RSC 15 (Caesar); RBW 1696. Lovely old cabinet toning, reverse struck slightly off center with some deposits in the devices. EF. Very rare and among the finest known.

Ex Gemini V (6 January 2009), lot 783; Naville X (15 June 1925), lot 1737.

Considered by Crawford as the last denarius minted by Julius Caesar, David Sear considers it the first military issue of Octavian. For further discussion on this enigmatic type, see the commentary by Andrew McCabe for his specimen that we sold in CNG E-Auction 432 (November 2018), lot 271.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 115 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 16-17 September 2020. This lot is in Session 2, which begins 16 September 2020 at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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