- Choice Very Fine Roman Imperatorial (Republic) silver denarius coin.
- Crawford 523/1a, Foss 65, Approx. 19mm, 3.96g.
- Struck c. 40 BC by a traveling Military Mint for Octavian.
- Commemorates the successes of Salvidienus in the Perusine war and documents the promise of the consulate as reward.
- Well struck in fine style, very appealing in hand.
- Obverse: C•CAESAR•III•-VIR•R•P•C, bare head of Octavian right, with slight sideburns and large head.
- Reverse: Q•SALVIVS•I-MP•COS•DESIG (MP ligate), winged thunderbolt.
- Certified by NGC to Ch VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5 (with no problems).
- Quintus Salvidienus Rufus (died 40 BC) was a prominent Roman general and a close boyhood confidant of the future emperor Augustus (then Octavian). Despite his humble, non-senatorial origins, he quickly rose through the ranks to become one of Octavian's most trusted military commanders during the turbulent civil wars following the assassination of Julius Caesar.
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