★ A rare denarius of Octavian with the Temple of Divus Julius Caesar ★

Octavian, 44-27 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.84 g, 6 h), mint moving with Octavian in central or southern Italy, 36 BC. 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. Babelon (Julia) 139. Crawford 540/2. RBW 1829. Sydenham 1338. Rare. Harshly cleaned and the reverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, extremely fine.