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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 26081933, member: 87809&quot;]Could not resist to have this denarius<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A historically important issue commemorating the successful conclusion of Octavian&#039;s campaign in Egypt. The Ptolemaic Kingdom had been reduced to a Roman province.</p><p>In 29 BC, Octavian returned to Rome for his official triumph, a triple one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not only a crocodile is depicted on the reverse; on the obverse, there is a tiny Capricorn just below the neck of a youthful Octavian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Uncertain eastern mint (Pergamum or Ephesus?), 28 BC</p><p>19.5 mm, 3.63 g, 12h</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC I (second edition) 545; RSC (Augustus) 4; CRI 432; Sear (RCV 2000 Edition) 1565; Sear, Imperators 432; BMCRE (Augustus) 653 = BMCRR East 246;</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: CAESAR DIVI F COS•VI Bare head of Octavian to r., below neck small Capricorn to r. Border of dots.</p><p>Rev.: Crocodile standing to r.; AEGVPTO above, CAPTA below. Border of dots.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your AEGVPTO CAPTA coins or anything you deem relevant.</p><p><br /></p><p>Picture courtesy CNG:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1661628[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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