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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 8160297, member: 128351&quot;][ATTACH=full]1424312[/ATTACH] </p><p>Octavian (not Augustus yet), denarius, Rome or somewhere in Italy, 32-29 BC</p><p>Obv.: head of diademed Venus right</p><p>rev.: CESAR DIVI F, Octavian in military attire standing left bare feet, holding transverse spear or sceptre and extending right arm. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1424313[/ATTACH] </p><p>Augustus of Prima Porta, statue discovered in Livia&#039;s estate at Prima Porta (Rome) in 1863. </p><p>This statue is a marble version, sculpted between 20 BC and 29 AD, of a type that was created in the first years of Augustus&#039; regime. The original statue must have been in bronze, probably slightly different from marble versions. For ex., no need of the little cupid on dolphin that was added to the marble statue to reinforce the right leg. But it is important: it is a reminder that the imperator, as Divus Julius&#039; son, is the descendent of Venus. The coin, with Venus on obverse, is a traditional Julius denarius after all, claiming the gens is of Venus descent.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am convinced there is a direct link between this denarius and the prototype of the Prima Porta Augustus. The emperor&#039;s attitude is roughly the same, especially the fact that he wears military attire but is bare feet. Though the Prima Porta marble version was actualized by figuring on the cuirass the Parthians giving back Crassus&#039; standards, an event that took place in 20 BC, I am convinced the prototype was older and even predates 27 BC when Caesar Jr received the name of Augustus. </p><p><br /></p><p>NEXT : another still existing statue[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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