wearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece
facing crowned and diademed bust with two fillets to edge of coin
Attractively toned with a fine portrait
Pleasing red tone
Tiny spot on reverse otherwise mint state with remains of orginal lustre
Lepidus & Octavian, Silver Denarius wearing the collar of theLepidus and Octavian, Silver Denarius. Travelling mint in Italy, struck 43 B. C. LEPIDVS PONT MAX III V R P C, bare head of Lepidus facing right, rev. CAESAR IMP III VIR R P C, bare head of Octavian facing right, 3. 65g., 12h (Crawford 495 2a; Sydenham 1323a; RBW 1752). Unusually well centred for this issue, free of bankers' marks and struck on a broad flan, two clear portraits, lightly toned, nearly very fine, rare.