OCTAVIAN. 30-29 BC. AR Denarius 18 mm, 3.99 g. Uncertain Italian mint, Rome or Brundisium, struck 30-29 BC.

IMP, helmeted head of Mars right.
CAESAR on rim of round shield with star in centre, set on crossed spear and sword. 

RIC I 274; Sear, CRI 428; BMCRE 644 and note *; BN 90 (same dies); RSC 44; Paris 87. 

With permission of Numismatica Ars Classica - Autumn Sale 2024, Lot 789, Sept 2024