a silver coin with an image of a woman holding a sword
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ROMAN REPUBLIC Octavian (44–27 BC). Denarius ND (31–30 BC), Brindisi or Rome. Obverse Bust of Victory, winged, facing right. Rev. CAESAR - DIVI F. Octavian as Neptune facing left, holding a sceptre in his left hand and an apluster in his right, his right foot resting on a globe marked with meridians. RIC.256; Silver – 3.85 g – 19 mm – 12 h Acquired from Bourgey in 2012. Fine scratches and marks on the reverse. Well centred with complete designs. A collector’s patina covers the fields. TTB. This coin commemorates Octavian’s victory at the Battle of Actium. The symbolism is bold and clear: the bust of Victoria occupies the entire obverse; she is honoured here by a full-length bust of refined style, proclaiming victory to all. The reverse is no less bold. Octavian is depicted there as Neptune himself, bearing a sceptre and an apluster – the wooden ornament at the stern of a ship – symbolising authority and maritime power. Octavian stands with one foot firmly planted on a globe, a prerogative previously reserved for Rome itself on the coins of the Republic
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