Lot 3096
Octavian. Silver Denarius (3.73 g), 32-31 BC. Uncertain Italian mint (Rome?). Bare head of Octavian right. Reverse : CAESAR DIVI F, Pax standing facing, head left, holding olive-branch and cornucopiae. RIC 252; HCRI 399; BMC 605-8; RSC 69. An exceptional example of this very rare issue. A magnificent portrait of fine style and fully struck on a full flan. Lustrous and lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000.
Ex Alberto Campana Collection (NAC 64, 17-18 May 2012), 994.
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| Realized $30,550 |
