Obverse: Bare head of Octavian right with lituus to left. Reverse: Crocodile standing right with jaws open, symbolizing Egypt.

**Obverse:** Octavian, the future Augustus, held his sixth consulship in 28 BC, three years after his victory over Antony and Cleopatra and a year before the Senate would grant him the title Augustus; the lituus marks his standing as an augur.

**Reverse:** The crocodile commemorates the annexation of Egypt following Cleopatra VII's defeat and suicide in 30 BC, which transformed the Ptolemaic kingdom into a Roman province under Octavian's personal control.

**Obverse legend:** CAESAR, COS • VI, "Caesar, consul for the sixth time," with COS abbreviating *consul* and the numeral VI marking the iteration of the office.

**Reverse legend:** AEGVPTO CAPTA, "Egypt having been captured," an ablative absolute announcing the conquest as accomplished fact.

Toned with iridescence, light porosity, scratches

Lightly toned, bent, minor edge chip, light scrapes at edge on reverse

Attractive cabinet toning, a few light marks, small flan flaw on obverse

Beautiful light iridescent tone, hairlines, banker's mark on obverse, a few minor edge bumps

Attractively toned with some iridescence, struck off center, clashed reverse die

Toned with banker's mark on obverse, a few scratches and marks

Deeply toned with a few scratches and marks. Area of weak strike and banker's mark on obverse.

Attractive iridescent tone, a few light marks. Well centered.


5/28/24	$19,000	VF	CNG	— 0%
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5/23/23	$3,500	F	CNG	— 0%
10/19/22	$1,300	F	CNG	▼ −63%
9/14/21	$11,000	VF	CNG	▼ −42%

Denarius of OctavianCRI 430

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