A denarius of Augustus

My newest pickup! What do you guys think?






Octavian, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-33 BC). AR denarius (21mm, 3.90 gm, 4h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5. Southern or central Italian mint, ca. 30-29 BC. Laureate head of Augustus right / IMP-CAESAR, statue of Octavian (?) standing facing, nude but for chlamys, grounded spear in right hand, parazonium in left, atop rostral column decorated with prows and anchors. RIC I 271.

 

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I like this one for sure @Gam3rBlake. Augustus has some interesting coins (as if all the emperors didn't)

 

CAESAR DIVI F : this denarius of Octavian, not yet Augustus, represents an Octavian in the same attitude as the famous statue from Prima Porta :




another later denarius

 

Absolutely brilliant, the best I have seen, congrats on such a great acquisition.

 

Both are beauties!

 

Thanks!

 

Nice one! I like the Actium related ones ^_^

 

It’s surprisingly hard to find high grade examples though O_O

 

Nice examples! The OP coin is outstanding!

This my lone denarius of Augustus, a local coin shop purchase this year, and a relatively common variety, with the Caius and Lucius Caesars reverse, for this emperor.

Augustus, denarius, Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 2 BC- AD 12.
RIC I, 207
3.76 grams

Laureate head right / Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, two shields and two spears between them; above, on left, simpulum right, and on right, lituus left.

 

Nice one! I saw a few of those too but I was hoping to get an Actium related one.

 

I had to get the Titus version too

 

Tgee

great coin! I still need Titus and Nerva denarii, haven’t managed to find one I like yet.

 

Very nice example! Great purchase! Here's my Augustus coin, also a denarius.



Augustus. 27 BC - 14 AD
AR Denarius
Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-12 AD
Laureate head right / Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing; shields and spears between them with simpulum and lituus above
3.58 g, 18 mm, silver, chipped
References: RIC I 207; RSC 43