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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7319932, member: 86498&quot;]Octavian Ar Denarius Rome? 30 BC Obv. Victory standing right holding wreath and palm on prow of galley. Rv. Octavian driving triumphal chariot right. CRI 416 RIC 264 3.43 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1279346[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin is likely to have been a part of the celebratory coinage to mark the naval victories of Octavian over both Sextus Pompey as well as Cleopatra VII of Egypt. I think most Romans would have been pleased that the long and destructive series of civil wars was now finally over. If one is tempted to see this and other related coinages as a version of a &quot;victory lap&quot; by Octavian they would not be far wrong. However, it is interesting how quickly this coinage ends. What replaces it is the numismatic commentary on the web of political and social conventions that Octavian/Augustus surrounds himself with to keep effective control of the empire. Ooops Fixed it. Everything is good[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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