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Description
Roman Empire, Imperātor Caesar Augustus (Augustus), Roman Emperor and founder of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty 27 BC – 14 AD, Silver Denarius (3.92g, 19mm), ‘Victory at the Battle of Actium’ commemorative issue, Lugdunum mint 15-13 BC. Obverse: Bare head of Augustus facing to the right, legend surrounds, “AVGVSTVS DIVI F”. Reverse: Apollo ‘citharoedus’ (the ‘kithára player’) stands left, draped in citharode’s garb and holding plectrum in right hand and resting kithára in left arm, “IMP X” to field either side, “ACT·” (‘Actium’) in exergue. RIC-171a; RSC-144. Highly lustrous and choice in strike with all devices present on flan, nicely toned and overall very attractive, a nice commemorative issue struck as a quindecinnial issue of Augustus’ victory over Mark Antony at Actium, as well as his continual propaganda portraying himself ‘Son of the Divine’, good Very Fine, scarce in grade.
The obverse Latin legend reads “Augustus, Dīvī fīlius”, with an English translation of “Augustus, son of the Divine”. The reverse Latin legend reads “Imperātor decimum”, with an English translation of “honoured with the title of Imperator for the tenth time”. The reverse exergue names “Actium” as a means of commemorating the massive naval victory by Octavian, later Augustus, fought on the 2nd of September 31 BC.
