078: Rome. Octavian, 44-27 BC. AR Legionary Denarius ( - eBay (item 320247624405 end time May-26-08 11:36:16 PDT) Back to My eBayCatalog:The Pre Long Beach Sale - World Sale eBay Live Auctions:Coins > World Coins > Live Auction Seller eBay:Coins & Paper Money > Coins: Ancient > Roman: Republic 078: Rome. Octavian, 44-27 BC. AR Legionary Denarius (Item number: 320247624405 You are signed in Bidding has ended for this item This item has been added to My eBay for Guests. As a guest, you can: Track up to 10 items on this computer in My eBay Receive an email reminder for this item a few hours before it ends View larger picture Closed at:US $26,000.00 Estimate:US $10,000.00 - US $12,500.00 History:29 bids Lot number:78 (View all lots) Auction Date:May-26-08 10:00:00 PDT Auction Currency:US $ (U.S. dollar) Currency Calculator High Bid:Live Auction Floor Bidder Item location:Beverly Hills, CA 0% APR until 2009 with new eBay MasterCard You can also: Email to a friend Meet the seller Seller:i-lgoldbergcoinsandcollectibles( 2233) Feedback:99.2 % Positive Member:since May-09-01 in United States See detailed feedback Ask seller a question Add to Favorite Sellers View seller's other items Buy safely 1. Check the seller's reputation Score: 2233 | 99.2% Positive See detailed feedback 2. Check how you're protected If paying with a credit card, see your card issuer's terms Description (revised) Prev LotNext Lot Hover thumbnail to view large image below. Click thumbnail to view full image in new window. Rome. Octavian, 44-27 BC. AR Legionary Denarius (3.91 g), Ephesus (?) mint, struck 28 BC. Bare head of Octavian right. Reverse: Crocodile right; AEGVPTO CAPTA. RIC 545; CRI 432; RSC 4. Sharply struck from fresh dies. A rare and historical issue, boasting one of the finest of his "classicizing" portraits, not only for his Octavian portraits in particular, but for all of his later Augustus issues as well. Handsome light toning. Very rare. NGC graded About Uncirculated. In historical terms, this coin is one of the key signposts in Roman coinage. The reverse clearly states, with a symbolism one and all can comprehend, that one of the last and greatest Hellenistic kingdoms has fallen into Roman ownership. However, culturally speaking, a closer look at the coin reveals the Rome under Octavian -- soon to be Augustus -- has become even more captive to Greek culture, art and other influences. This coin commemorates Octavian's victory at Actium and the seizing of Egypt, thus ending Ptolemaic rule with the death of Cleopatra (and Marc Antony). Usually seen in lower grades, this specimen has much of the small Capricorn under the neck just off the flan; it does share the same reverse die as the coin photographed in Roman Silver Coins (vol. I), p. 131, 4. At the time of Octavian's birth, the moon was in the Capricorn sign of the Zodiac. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500. Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 33. Our item number 115733 Notices This item is an "eBay Live Auction". This means that each item will not close at a specific time like a regular ebay auction. Because this is a live auction the lot will be opened in a format like a real auction house floor. Bids can be placed real-time during the auction via ebayliveauctions.com and icollector.com. Please note, bidders may place bids before the auction up to 1 hour prior to the start of the auction. This is the recommended method of bidding if you have a slow internet connection or do not have the experience bidding in a "live" sale. Due to the speed of the auction, we highy recommend a DSL or cable connection . Once the auction has started, only live bids are accepted. Please do not call to place bids during the auction as they will not be accepted. The "Auction date and time" displayed by ebay has been known to be wrong. Please check our auction information page for actual start times on ebayliveauctions.com. These start times pertain to when the auction opens, not the individual lot. We typically run approximately 150 items per hour, so you can estimate from that when your item may be displayed. We will not be held responsible for ebay down time or internet problems. If ebay goes down, we will try our best to wait a sufficient amount of time for it to come back up. In the event that we cannot require ebay, all ebay bids during that downtime will not be honoured. There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot. Images & text re-used by permission, courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA