Octavian, 44-27 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.93 g, 5 h), mint moving with Octavian in central or southern Italy, 36. IMP•CAESAR•DIVI•F•III•VIR•ITER•R•P•C Bare head of Octavian to right. Rev. COS•ITER ET•TER•DESIG The Temple of Divus Julius Caesar: tetrastyle temple; within, statue of Julius Caesar, veiled and holding lituus, standing facing; on architrave, DIVO•IVL; in pediment, star; to left, lighted and garlanded altar. Babelon (Julia) 139. Crawford 540/2. D. Mannsperger: Annos undeviginti natus: Das Münzsymbol für Octavians Eintritt in die Politik, in: Bettina von Freytag (gen. Löringhoff) (ed.): Praestant Interna. Festschrift für Ulrich Hausmann zum 65. Geburtstag. Tübingen 1982, p. 332 (this coin). Ebd., F. Prayon: Projektierte Bauten auf römischen Münzen, pp. 322 and pl. 71, 6 (reverse of this coin). RBW 1829. Sydenham 1338. Nicely toned. Some scratches and with two banker's marks on the obverse, otherwise, about very fine.



A copy of Praestant Interna, Festschrift für Ulrich Hausmann zum 65. Geburtstag, where this coin is discussed in two articles is sold with this coin.