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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 3453708, member: 76440&quot;]One of my recent acquistions, an AR Denarius of Octavian depicting the Curia Julia, a new Roman Senate House, that was constructed in Rome under Caesar and Octavian.&nbsp; It was completed circa 29 BCE.&nbsp; The base structure, without the colonnade and rooftop statues, still stands in Rome today.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]918113[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rome. The Imperators.</p><p>Octavian, 44-27 BCE.</p><p>AR Denarius (3.92g; 20mm).</p><p>Italian Mint, Summer 30-29 BCE.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Octavian’s bare head, facing right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Roman Senate House; IMP CAESAR on architrave.</p><p><br /></p><p>References: RIC 266; HCRI 421; BMCRR 4358; Julia 161.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: Ex Heritage Auction 3063 (16 Jan 2018) Lot 33381; Spink Num. Circ. Vol LXXVIII, No. 6 (June 1970), inv. #6871, pl. 11.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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