Denarius with head of Octavian (as Apollo?)
Roman
Republican Period
about 29–27 B.C.
Mint: Italy, Uncertain (Brundisium or Rome)
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 3.57 gm. Die Axis: 11
Accession Number
1998.465
Medium or Technique
Silver
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Obverse: Laureate head of Octavian (as Apollo?), to the right.
Reverse: On rostral column, figure (Octavian?), holding spear and parazonium.
In field: IMP CAES[AR]
Provenance
By date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; December 16, 1998: gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III