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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7909950, member: 86498"]Denarius of Octavian 30-29 BC Brundisium or Rome Mint Obv Head of the Apollo of Actium right laureate. Rv. Octavian plowing with yoke of Oxen right RIC 272 CRI 424 3.91 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1365564[/ATTACH]This coin celebrates the founding of the Colony of Nikopolis which was located on the site of his military encampment at Actium. He apparently enlarged the temple of Apollo which was situated nearby. The scene depicted on the reverse is Octavian in the act of setting up the boundaries of his new city.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7909950, member: 86498"]Denarius of Octavian 30-29 BC Brundisium or Rome Mint Obv Head of the Apollo of Actium right laureate. Rv. Octavian plowing with yoke of Oxen right RIC 272 CRI 424 3.91 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1365564[/ATTACH]This coin celebrates the founding of the Colony of Nikopolis which was located on the site of his military encampment at Actium. He apparently enlarged the temple of Apollo which was situated nearby. The scene depicted on the reverse is Octavian in the act of setting up the boundaries of his new city.[/QUOTE]
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