MACEDON. Thessalonica. Octavian, with Divus Julius Caesar, circa 28-27 BC. Diassarion (Bronze, 23 mm, 7.00 g, 12 h). [ΘΕΟΣ] Laureate head of Divus Julius Caesar to right; countermark of a NK monogram within a circular incuse. Rev. ΘΕΣΣΑ-Λ[ΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ] Bare head of Octavian to right; below, Δ. BMC 58-9. RPC I 1554. Touratsoglou 33 (V6/R30). Varbanov 4153. For countermark, Howgego 625. Countermarked; brown patina. Flan crack, otherwise, good fine.

From the Collection of Prof. James M. Collier, acquired in Seattle, WA, in 1996.

This lot is sold to benefit the Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics offered by the American Numismatic Society.