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Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus
"Arcus Octaviani – The Arch of Octavian" The Actian Arch is the oldest triumphal arch on the Roman Forum. It was located between the Temple of Divine Caesar and the Temple of Castor and Pollux, near the Temple of Vesta. Erected in 29 BCE in honor of Octavian after his victory over Mark Antony at Actium and the conquest of Egypt, it is believed—based on scarce remains and depictions on coins—to have been a single-arched structure crowned with a quadriga.
In 1546 CE, a long inscription (2.67 meters in length) with a dedication and date from this arch was discovered. Cassius Dio reports that after the Battle of Actium, the Senate granted Augustus the right to a triumph and an arch at an unspecified location on the Roman Forum.
Denomination: Denarius, Ag
Obverse: Bare head of Octavian right
Reverse: Octavian’s Actian arch (arcus Octaviani), showing a single span surmounted by Octavian in facing triumphal quadriga, IMP CAESAR
Mint: Italia (Rome?), 30-29 B.C.
Weight: 3,71 g
Diameter: 20mm
Provenance: Kölner Münzkabinett, ex Dr. Victor Wishnevsky Collection
Referencia : 1.2 RIC I 267, RSC 123
Colección : IMPERIUM ROMANUM 01 - Julio-Claudian