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RIC 271 of Octavian

Octavian Denarius. 29-27 BC. Laureate bust right / IMP - CAESAR, statue of Octavian on rostral column. RSC 124.

Lot No.2968. VF.

$ 250.

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Caius Octavius Thurinus, born in 63 BC. was the Great Nephew of Julius Caesar. He avenged his death bu defeating Brutus and Cassius at Philipi in 42 BC. In turn, be defeated Marc Antony in Egypt and became the first Roman Emperor, being acclaimed Augustus in 27 BC.