Denarius with head of Octavian
Roman
Republican Period
about 32–29 B.C.
Mint: Italy, Uncertain (Brundisium or Rome)
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 3.72 gm. Die Axis: 3
Accession Number
67.1029
Medium or Technique
Silver
On View
Michael C. Ruettgers Gallery for Ancient Coins (Gallery 212C)
Collections
Classifications
Obverse: Head of Octavian, bare, right.
Reverse: Venus, seen from behind, holding helmet on right hand, scepter in left, resting left elbow on column. Shield at left.
In field: CAESAR DIVI.F
Provenance
By date unknown: Hall Park McCullough Collection; by 1967: with Stack's, 123 West 57th Street, New York (Stack's auction of Hall Park McCullough Collection, November 22, 1967, lot 1061); 1967: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; December 13, 1967: gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.