Description
RULER | Augustus |
DATE | 15-13 BC |
DENOMINATION | Denarius |
MATERIAL | Silver, AR |
SIZE | 18mm |
OBVERSE | AVGVSTVS DIVI F, Head of the emperor Augustus r. |
REVERSE | IMP X ACT, Apollo stg l. holding lyre & plectrum. This historically important issue commemorates Octavian’s (later called Augustus) great naval victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. |
REFERENCES | RSC 144 |
PROVENANCE | Ex French auction house |