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Long Beach Signature Sale 3049 12-13 Sep 2016
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Mark Antony, as Triumvir and Imperator (43-31 BC). AR denarius (3.67 gm). Obverse die signed by 'P.' Athens, 32 BC. M. Junius Silanus, quaestor pro consul. Bare head of Mark Antony right; in hair behind ear, small P / ANTONIVS/AVG IMP III in two lines. Crawford 542/2. HCRI 347. Sydenham 1209. RSC 2. Minor porosity. NGC Choice Fine, bankers mark. The carefully concealed letter "P" behind the ear of Antony's portrait represents the only known example of an artist's signature on a Roman Republican coin. The letter went unnoticed by numismatists for centuries before it was recognized in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Estimate: 300-400 USD
Mark Antony, as Triumvir and Imperator (43-31 BC). AR denarius (3.67 gm). Obverse die signed by 'P.' Athens, 32 BC. M. Junius Silanus, quaestor pro consul. Bare head of Mark Antony right; in hair behind ear, small P / ANTONIVS/AVG IMP III in two lines. Crawford 542/2. HCRI 347. Sydenham 1209. RSC 2. Minor porosity. NGC Choice Fine, bankers mark. The carefully concealed letter "P" behind the ear of Antony's portrait represents the only known example of an artist's signature on a Roman Republican coin. The letter went unnoticed by numismatists for centuries before it was recognized in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Estimate: 300-400 USD