Roman Republic Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus

In 40 BC the Roman numismatic landscape was diverse and complex. Two moneyers issued coins at Rome, including this aureus with the portrait of Octavian. Additionally, Octavian issued his own coins at mints outside of the capital, as did four others: Sextus Pompey in Sicily, Marc Antony and Quintus Labienus in the East, and Domitius Ahenobarbus in the region of the Adriatic or Ionian Sea. After the Battle of Philippi in October 42 BC, Octavian began the thankless task of settling some 40,000 veterans on their promised lands.

As he acquired land in Italy by force, his popularity suffered, and Marc Antony's wife Fulvia and brother Lucius Antonius preyed...

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