Ancients
Mark Antony and Octavian, as Triumvirs and Imperators (43-30 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.69 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5. Ephesus, 41 BC, under M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. M · ANT · IMP · AVG · III · VIR · R · P · C · M · RARB[AT · Q · P] (sic!), bare head of Marc Antony right / CAESAR · IMP · PONT · III · VIR · R · P · C ·, bare head of Octavian right, with long sideburn. Crawford 517/2. Sydenham 1181. CRI 243. RSC 8a. Cleanly struck on a slightly irregular flan. Interesting variant with the moneyer's name spelled RARBAT, surely a typo.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD