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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7902414, member: 86498&quot;]I am old enough to remember that many of the coins we now think of being images of Octavian were considered to be part of the coinage of Augustus. It was largely the publication of this book by David Sear [ATTACH=full]1364575[/ATTACH] that we have a better understanding of the transition of the Roman coinage from that of the late Republic to that of the early Empire. Up to that point trying to purchase an Octavian was a bit difficult.</p><p>Octavian Ar Denarius Military mint in Italy 40-39 BC Obv. head right bare Rv Winged&nbsp; Caduceus ANTONINVS IMP Crawford 529/2a CRI 302&nbsp; 3.14 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1364576[/ATTACH]At this time Octavian was in an alliance with Marc Antony whose name is featured on the reverse of this coin. This image is rather typical of the early portraits of Octavian. The image depicts a very young man with a great mop of hair and a rather thin face and neck. However despite this one can see something of the strength of this individual, something which is completely lacking in the contemporary double portrait denarii minted by Antony which features the image of Octavian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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