THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD
P. Petronius Turpilianus. Denarius circa 19 BC, AR 3.87 g. CAESAR – AVGVSTVS Bare head r. Rev. P PETRON TVRPILIANS III VIR Six-rayed star above crescent. C 495. BMC 32. RIC 300. CBN 162.
Light iridescent tone, hairline flan-crack at eleven o’clock on obverse,
otherwise good extremely fine
From the collection of E.E. Clain-Stefanelli.