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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     77000663      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Augustus Date Ruled:     27 B.C. - A.D. 14 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 28 Weight:     3.94 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     CAESAR • DIVI • F COS • VI Obverse Description:     Bare head right; below, small Capricorn right Reverse Legend:     AEGVPTO / CAPTA Reverse Description:     Crocodile standing right with jaws closed Mint:     Pergamum Primary Reference:     RIC 545 Reference2:     BMCRE 653 = BMCRR East 246 Reference3:     RSC 004 Reference4:     CRI 432; BN 928-30 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115086 Grade:     Good VF, toned, small test mark on edge Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 663 Rare. Ex Gilbert Steinberg Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica, 16 November 1994), lot 130; Ernst Justus Haeberlin Collection (Cahn, 17 July 1933), lot 3180.Following the decisive battle of Actium, in August of 30 BC Octavian invaded Egypt and founded the Prefecture of Egypt, leaving intact the Ptolemaic structures in culture and administration. Octavian struck this issue to commemorate the event; the reverse depicts a crocodile which was the symbol of the country and, locally, an important deity.The small capricorn below the bust represents Octavian’s birth sign and appeared often as a coin type during his reign.

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