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<p>[QUOTE="randygeki, post: 805575, member: 13719"]This came today <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Its rough but I very much wanted it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/members/randygeki/albums/75/10337.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Octavian, Triumvir and Imperator, Augustus 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D</p><p> </p><p>RR38515. Silver denarius, Fair, rough, Italian (Rome?) mint, weight 3.495g, maximum diameter 18.5mm, die axis 270o, c. 29 - 27 B.C.; obverse IMP CAESAR, Octavian, holding olive branch, driving triumphal quadriga right; reverse Victory standing right on prow, wreath in right, palm over shoulder in left</p><p> </p><p>RIC 264, RSC 155 - RSC 115?, sear5 1555</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>"This coin commemorates Octavian's victory at Actium and his triumph. The silver for this issue may have come from the Ptolemaic treasury"</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><font size="3">Battle of Actium</font></b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Actium" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Actium" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Actium</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">"The Battle of Actium was the decisive confrontation of the </span><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Final_War_of_the_Roman_Republic" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Final_War_of_the_Roman_Republic"><span style="color: black">Final War of the Roman Republic</span></a><span style="color: black">. It was fought between the forces of </span><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Augustus" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Augustus"><span style="color: black">Octavian</span></a><span style="color: black"> and the combined forces of </span><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Mark_Antony" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Mark_Antony"><span style="color: black">Mark Antony</span></a> ()<span style="color: black"> and </span><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Cleopatra_VII" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Cleopatra_VII"><span style="color: black">Cleopatra</span></a><span style="color: black">. The battle took place on 2 September 31 BC, on the </span><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Ionian_Sea" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Ionian_Sea"><span style="color: black">Ionian Sea</span></a><span style="color: black"> near the Roman colony of </span><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Actium" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Actium"><span style="color: black">Actium</span></a><span style="color: black"> in </span><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Greece" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Greece"><span style="color: black">Greece</span></a><span style="color: black">. Octavian's fleet was commanded by </span><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Marcus_Vipsanius_Agrippa" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Marcus_Vipsanius_Agrippa"><span style="color: black">Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa</span></a><span style="color: black">, while Antony's fleet was supported by the ships of his beloved, Cleopatra VII, Queen of </span><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Ptolemaic_Egypt" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Ptolemaic_Egypt"><span style="color: black">Ptolemaic Egypt</span></a><span style="color: black">."</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> heres a view of a much nicer one</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1555.html#RIC_0264" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1555.html#RIC_0264" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1555.html#RIC_0264</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="randygeki, post: 805575, member: 13719"]This came today :) Its rough but I very much wanted it. [IMG]http://www.cointalk.com/members/randygeki/albums/75/10337.jpg[/IMG] Octavian, Triumvir and Imperator, Augustus 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D RR38515. Silver denarius, Fair, rough, Italian (Rome?) mint, weight 3.495g, maximum diameter 18.5mm, die axis 270o, c. 29 - 27 B.C.; obverse IMP CAESAR, Octavian, holding olive branch, driving triumphal quadriga right; reverse Victory standing right on prow, wreath in right, palm over shoulder in left RIC 264, RSC 155 - RSC 115?, sear5 1555 "This coin commemorates Octavian's victory at Actium and his triumph. The silver for this issue may have come from the Ptolemaic treasury" [B][SIZE=3]Battle of Actium[/SIZE][/B] [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Actium[/URL] [COLOR=black]"The Battle of Actium was the decisive confrontation of the [/COLOR][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Final_War_of_the_Roman_Republic"][COLOR=black]Final War of the Roman Republic[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black]. It was fought between the forces of [/COLOR][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Augustus"][COLOR=black]Octavian[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black] and the combined forces of [/COLOR][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Mark_Antony"][COLOR=black]Mark Antony[/COLOR][/URL] ()[COLOR=black] and [/COLOR][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Cleopatra_VII"][COLOR=black]Cleopatra[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black]. The battle took place on 2 September 31 BC, on the [/COLOR][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Ionian_Sea"][COLOR=black]Ionian Sea[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black] near the Roman colony of [/COLOR][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Actium"][COLOR=black]Actium[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black] in [/COLOR][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Greece"][COLOR=black]Greece[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black]. Octavian's fleet was commanded by [/COLOR][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Marcus_Vipsanius_Agrippa"][COLOR=black]Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black], while Antony's fleet was supported by the ships of his beloved, Cleopatra VII, Queen of [/COLOR][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Ptolemaic_Egypt"][COLOR=black]Ptolemaic Egypt[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=black]."[/COLOR] heres a view of a much nicer one [URL]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1555.html#RIC_0264[/URL][/QUOTE]
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