Description: Cilicia, Colonia Iulia, ca. 38 BC, Octavian or Gaius Sosius. AE 23mm (10,84 g). PRINCEPS FELIX; bare head right / VE TER COLONIA IVLIA II VIR; Athena standing left, holding Nike crowning her with a wreath.

Diameter: AE23 mm

Weight: 10,84 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RPC 4082

Commentary: rare; the inscription seems to confirm the whole series of coins with the same portrait as Octavian issues; dark green patina, well centered, good details

History: It's probably the only coin depicting the official title of the Roman emperor, "princeps" - a title used until Diocletian's reign.

Article Number: 025-08-03-41652