Rome. Octavian, 44-27 BC. AR Legionary Denarius. 3.91 g, Ephesus (?) mint, struck 28 BC. 

CAESAR DIVI F COS VI, Bare head of Octavian right. 
AEGVPTO CAPTA, Crocodile right. 

RIC 545; CRI 432; RSC 4.
Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 33. 

re-used by permission of Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA
May 2008
Sold for US $26,000.00.