A COPPER BUST OF THE YOUNG AUGUSTUS CAESAR Late 19th century, after the original held in the Vatican, on an integral circular moulded socle. Height 51cm OTHER NOTES: Gaius Octavius was the adopted heir of his maternal great uncle Julius Ceasar and eventually became the first Roman Emperor Ceasar Augustus reigning from 27 B.C. until his death in 14 A.D.