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<p>[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 3434675, member: 87809"]I do have a DIC PER but of Octavian who was seeking to validate his claim to political power in the years immediately following the assassination of Julius Caesar. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin, minted c. 42 BC, has Octavian's image and the <i>sella curulis </i>or imperial seat. The empty stool holds Caesar's golden laurel wreath and is inscribed with “CAESAR DIC PER”</p><p><br /></p><p>18 x 19 mm, 3.74 g;</p><p>Military mint traveling with Octavian, 42 BC</p><p>Ref.: Crawford 497/2c; Sydenham 1322; </p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: (CAESA)R III•VIR•R•P•C Bare head of Octavian with slight beard, right</p><p>Rev.: CAESAR•DIC•PE(R) inscribed on curule chair, wreath above</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse is off-center <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]911801[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]911802[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 3434675, member: 87809"]I do have a DIC PER but of Octavian who was seeking to validate his claim to political power in the years immediately following the assassination of Julius Caesar. This coin, minted c. 42 BC, has Octavian's image and the [I]sella curulis [/I]or imperial seat. The empty stool holds Caesar's golden laurel wreath and is inscribed with “CAESAR DIC PER” 18 x 19 mm, 3.74 g; Military mint traveling with Octavian, 42 BC Ref.: Crawford 497/2c; Sydenham 1322; Obv.: (CAESA)R III•VIR•R•P•C Bare head of Octavian with slight beard, right Rev.: CAESAR•DIC•PE(R) inscribed on curule chair, wreath above Reverse is off-center :( [CENTER][ATTACH=full]911801[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]911802[/ATTACH][/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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