The Triumvirs. Octavian. Early 40 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.16 g, 10h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Italy. Q. Salvius, moneyer. Bare head right, wearing slight beard; C • CAESAR [• III • VI]R • R • P • C around / Winged thunderbolt; Q • SALVIVS • I (MP) • COS • DESIG around. Crawford 523/1a; CRI 300; Sydenham 1326b; RSC 514; BMCRR Gaul 88-9; Kestner 3803; RBW 1808. Attractive iridescent toning, slight edge roughness, light cleaning scratches on the reverse. EF. Elegant portrait.

From the Jack A. Frazer Collection. Ex Ponterio 102 (29 July 1999), lot 299.