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ANA Signature Sale 3056 3 Aug 2017
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Marc Antony, as Consul (44-43 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.90 gm, 12h). NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style. Rome, May-April 44 BC, moneyer P. Sepullius Macer. Veiled head of Antony right, with mourning beard; capis behind, lituus below chin / P· SEPVLLIVS above, desultor (horseman) on horseback galloping right, wearing conical cap and holding whip and reins, a second horse by his side in background, wreath behind. Crawford 480/22. CRI 142. Sydenham 1077. RSC 74. Nicely centered on a large, oval flan, with a portrait of superior style.
This, the first portrait coin of Marc Antony, depicts him veiled and bearded in heavy mourning for his friend and patron Julius Caesar, who had been murdered during a Senate session only weeks before. One can imagine Antony being similarly attired as he delivered his famous funeral oration, later dramatized by Shakespeare, where he roused the Roman mob to fury and drove the assassins from the city.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD
Marc Antony, as Consul (44-43 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.90 gm, 12h). NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style. Rome, May-April 44 BC, moneyer P. Sepullius Macer. Veiled head of Antony right, with mourning beard; capis behind, lituus below chin / P· SEPVLLIVS above, desultor (horseman) on horseback galloping right, wearing conical cap and holding whip and reins, a second horse by his side in background, wreath behind. Crawford 480/22. CRI 142. Sydenham 1077. RSC 74. Nicely centered on a large, oval flan, with a portrait of superior style.
This, the first portrait coin of Marc Antony, depicts him veiled and bearded in heavy mourning for his friend and patron Julius Caesar, who had been murdered during a Senate session only weeks before. One can imagine Antony being similarly attired as he delivered his famous funeral oration, later dramatized by Shakespeare, where he roused the Roman mob to fury and drove the assassins from the city.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD