Octavian, 44-27 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.18 g, 9 h), military mint moving with Octavian in Cisalpine Gaul, April-July 43 BC. C•CAESAR IMP Bare head of Octavian to right. Rev. S C Equestrian statue of Octavian standing to left, raising his right hand and holding reins in his left; in exergue, S C. Babelon (Antonia) 63. Crawford 490/1. RBW -. Sydenham 1318. Small scuff on the obverse and the reverse struck somewhat off center, otherwise, good very fine.
This is the earliest appearance of Octavian's portrait on a coin, commemorating, on the reverse, the equestrian statue which the Senate was forced to award to the young parvenu after lifting Mark Antony's siege of Mutina in April 43 BC.