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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Volodya, post: 2833840, member: 19615&quot;]Thanks. It&#039;s quite scarce and its reverse depiction of an equestrian statue of Octavian erected in 43 BC by a grateful Senate is especially appealing. It&#039;s also Octavian&#039;s first portrait coin; indeed, this and its cousin with the statue facing right are generally considered to be his first coins of <i>any </i>sort, portrait or otherwise, although David Sear has persuasively argued in <i>Imperators </i>that the extremely rare Venus/Trophy issue Crawford 482/1, usually attributed to Caesar, in fact makes more sense as young Octavian&#039;s initial coinage, soon superseded by the present coin, Crawford 490/3, and its cousin 490/1.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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