Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Aureus - Octavian IMP·CAESAR·DIVI·F·III·VIR·ITER·R·P·C / COS·ITER·ET·TER·DESIG DIVO·IVL
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
|---|---|
| Year | 36 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed, bearded bust of Octavian facing right, rendered in finely detailed relief with short, layered hair characteristic of his early portraiture. The effigy occupies the central field with the truncation of the neck visible at the lower left. The surrounding legend is incuse-struck in Latin capitals, read clockwise, separated by interpuncts, and enclosed within a border of dots. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | ND (-36) |
| Additional information |
Struck in 36 BC, the year Octavian crushed Sextus Pompey at the Battle of Naulochus and stripped Lepidus of his triumviral powers, this aureus belongs to a narrow window when Octavian's propagandists were working overtime to consolidate his image as Caesar's legitimate heir. The title DIVI F — son of the deified Julius — was doing enormous political work at this moment, distinguishing Octavian from Antony in the contest for Roman loyalty.
RRC 540/1 is among the rarer aurei of the triumviral period. The consulship and designate titles in the reverse legend pin the issue to a single year with unusual precision.