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Printed Auction 42 Lot 168

Augustus. 27 B.C. - A.D. 14. AR denarius. 3.78 gm. 19 mm. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 B.C. His bare head right; AVGVSTVS DIVI F / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing left, holding plectrum and lyre; IMP X flanking, ACT in exergue. RIC I 171a. RSC 144. Very Fine; attractively toned; unusually well centered and complete design; small mark and scratch on base of neck on obverse; sharp reverse. Nice for issue.

Augustus struck this coin in honor of Apollo Actius, whose temple on a promontory overlooked the scene of the Battle of Actium, a naval battle in the Ionian Sea where Augustus' maritime fleet commanded by Marcus Agrippa was victorious over the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII. The climax of over a decade of rivalry between Octavian and Antony, this momentous victory enabled Octavian to consolidate his power, setting in motion the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

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$500

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