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Denarius - Octavian IMP CAESAR DIVI F
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 31 BC - 27 BC |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Octavian (the future Augustus) facing left, rendered in a naturalistic Hellenistic style with short, tousled hair falling over the forehead. The portrait is unadorned — neither laureate nor diademed — consistent with Octavian's pre-Augustan coinage of the triumviral and early imperial period. The effigy occupies the full field with no visible border legend on this side, presenting a commanding yet youthful likeness. The flan is slightly irregular, characteristic of hammered military mint production. The die work reflects competent but expedient engraving typical of travelling military mints active during the final phase of the civil wars. |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring two concentric circular bands enclosing a raised central boss or pellet, forming a schematic depiction of a round shield (clipeus) viewed from the front. The surrounding field carries the legend IMP CAESAR DIVI F distributed around the design in four segments: IMP at top, CAE to the left, SAR to the right, and DIVI F at the bottom, all in capital Latin letters. The arrangement and abbreviated titulature — Imperator Caesar Divi Filius — reflects Octavian's formal claim to divine lineage through his adoptive father Julius Caesar. The reverse type may allude to military prestige or divine protection. The flan shows characteristic irregularity and die wear consistent with hammered silver coinage of a moving military mint. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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