DR-832 | Crawford: 518/1
Gaius Octavius / Lucius Cornelius Balbus
Gaius Octavius / Lucius Cornelius Balbus
Gens: Cornelia / Julia
Moneyer: Gaius Octavius / Lucius Cornelius Balbus
Date and mint: 41 BC - ?
Obverse: Bust of Octavian, right,sometimes with beard. Dotted border.
Legend: C CAESAR III VIR R P C
Reverse: Club to the left. Dotted border.
Legend: BALBVS PRO PR
Comment: This magistrate minted his coins as indicated on the reverse as Propraetor. In these denarii he reminds us of his Cadiz origins by placing the mace of Hercules in honor of Hercules Gaditano, whose temple was in Cádiz. He had previously distinguished himself in the Roman navy fighting against Sertorius.
Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2017)
Price: 3,436 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 518/1 |
| DR: | 832 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Galia 83 |
| B (Babelon): | Julia 91 Cornelia 78 |
| RSC (Seaby): | Octavio 417 |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | Octavio y L. Cornelius 266 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 1539 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | 298 |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 1325a |
| Cal (Calicó): | 507 |
| RBW: | 1801 |
| Other authors: | Cohen 417 RIC 1325a |
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