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Aureus - Octavian CAESAR DIVI F
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 32 BC - 29 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Octavian facing left, rendered in fine relief with carefully delineated wavy hair swept back from the forehead in the Hellenistic portrait tradition. The effigy occupies the full field of the flan, with no surrounding legend, reflecting the pre-Augustan titulature period. The portrait is executed in a naturalistic yet idealized style characteristic of late Republican gold coinage, conveying the authority of the future princeps. A raised inner border frames the design. |
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| Reverse description | A slow quadriga proceeding to the left, drawn by four miniature horses rendered in lively galloping poses, their legs extended and manes finely detailed. A standing figure, likely a driver or triumphing general, is depicted within the ornate chariot car, which is decorated with beaded ornamentation and a large spoked wheel visible to the right. A palm branch or wreath element appears above the quadriga in the upper field, alluding to triumphal imagery. The legend CAESAR DIVI F is inscribed along the lower exergual line in bold Latin capitals, proclaiming Octavian as Caesar, son of the Divine (Julius Caesar). |
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| Edge | Plain |
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