Octavian

Octavian, 32 – 27 Bronze uncertain mint in Cilicia or Syria circa 30 BC, Æ 21mm., 8.14g. Bare head r. Rev. Sella Quaestoria between hasta and fiscus; below, Q. FITA pl. II, 3. Sear Imperators 957. RPC 5409.

Very fine.



There is some debate as to the portrait on this type, as well as its origin. The obverse style is strikingly similar to that of RPC 4082 (Cilicia), which has the legend PRINCEPS FELIX, identifying the portrait indubitably as Augustus. It has also been suggested that the type portrays C. Sosius, a general of Marc Antony, who was quaestor of Syria and Cilicia in 38 BC.