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Octavian, Triumvir and Imperator, Augustus 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D.
| The Curia Julia was the meeting house of the Roman Senate. Construction was started by Caesar and finished by Augustus who added the front portico. The dedication took place on 28 August 29 B.C. Damaged by the Neronian fire, the building was later restored by Domitian. Completely destroyed by another fire in the third century, it was reconstructed by Diocletian. Due to its conversion into the basilica of Sant'Adriano al Foro in the 7th century, the Curia Julia is one of only a handful of Roman structures to survive to the modern day mostly intact. In the 1930's the church was removed and the original 4th Century features restored. The marble cladding and portico are gone. Inside the single roomed structure one can see Byzantine period wall paintings and the ornate original marble floor dating from Diocletian. |  |
RR86170. Silver denarius, SRCV I 1557, RSC I 122, RIC I 266, BMCRR 4358, Sear CRI 421, gF, nice portrait, toned, old bumps and scratches, Italian (Rome?) mint, weight 3.446g, maximum diameter 19.6mm, die axis 45o, as sole imperator, autumn 30 - summer 29 B.C.; obverse bare head of Octavian right; reverse Facade of the Curia Julia (Roman Senate House), IMP CAESAR on the architrave, tetrastyle porch, statue of Victory standing facing on globe on roof apex, holds wreath in right hand, vexillum in left hand; flanked by statues of warriors at the extremities of the architrave, each standing inward holding parazonium and scepter; from the Lucas Harsh Collection; ex Roma e-sale 17 (25 Apr 2015), lot 558; ex Andrew McCabe Collection; SOLD
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