Octavian, 32 – 27 BC Denarius Brundisium or Roma Summer 29 BC, AR 20.00 mm., 3.70 g.
Laureate head of Apollo of Actium r. Rev. Octavian, veiled and laureate, holding whip and ploughing with yoke of oxen to r.; in exergue, IMP CAESAR. C 117. BMC 638. RIC 272. CBN 92.

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The foundation of Nicopolis in Epirus, on a site close to Octavian's military camp during the Actian campaign, clearly provide the inspiration for this type. The founder ploghing with oxen refers to the Roman custom (inherited from the Etruscan) of fixing the boundary (pomerium) of a new city by marking it with a furrow.
The foundation of Nicopolis in Epirus, on a site close to Octavian's military camp during the Actian campaign, clearly provide the inspiration for this type. The founder ploghing with oxen refers to the Roman custom (inherited from the Etruscan) of fixing the boundary (pomerium) of a new city by marking it with a furrow.