Description: Thrace, Perinthos, Octavia (Augusta 54 - 62 AD), first wife of Nero. OKTAIAC CEBACTHC; draped bust of Octavia to right, hair tied at bun at back of head / ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ; bundle of three grain ears between two poppies.

Diameter: AE27 mm

Weight: 8,58 g

Grade: gF/F

Attribution: RPC 1750; Schönert 253-4

Commentary: rare; grey-olive patina, some roughness

History: Octavia was named for her great-grandmother Octavia the Younger, the sister of the Emperor Augustus.

Article Number: 025-08-01-44365