★ Published in 1982 ★

Octavian, 44-27 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.93 g, 5 h), mint moving with Octavian in central or southern Italy, 36. IMP•CAESAR•DIVI•F•III•VIR•ITER•R•P•C Bare head of Octavian to right. Rev. COS•ITER ET•TER•DESIG The Temple of Divus Julius Caesar: tetrastyle temple; within, statue of Julius Caesar, veiled and holding lituus, standing facing; on architrave, DIVO•IVL; in pediment, star; to left, lighted and garlanded altar. Babelon (Julia) 139. Crawford 540/2. D. Mannsperger: Annos undeviginti natus: Das Münzsymbol für Octavians Eintritt in die Politik, in: Bettina von Freytag (gen. Löringhoff) (ed.): Praestant Interna. Festschrift für Ulrich Hausmann zum 65. Geburtstag. Tübingen 1982, p. 332 ( this coin ). Ebd., F. Prayon: Projektierte Bauten auf römischen Münzen, pp. 322 and pl. 71, 6 ( reverse of this coin ). RBW 1829. Sydenham 1338. Nicely toned. Some scratches and with two banker's marks on the obverse, otherwise, about very fine.

From an American collection, ex Sonntag 40, 6 December 2023, 68.

A copy of Praestant Interna, Festschrift für Ulrich Hausmann zum 65. Geburtstag, where this coin is discussed in two articles is sold with this coin.