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Auction XIV 21 Sep 2017
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Marc Antony AR Denarius. Cyrene, 31 BC. L. Pinarius Scarpus, Imperator. [M•ANTO•COS•III]•IMP•IIII, head of Jupiter Ammon right; pellet below chin and truncation / Victory, naked to the waist, walking right holding wreath and palm; ANTONIO AVG downwards before, SCAR[PVS IMP?] downwards behind. Crawford 546/2; CRI 390; RSC 1. 3.83g, 18mm, 12h.
Near Mint State.
Lucius Pinarius Scarpus was the grandson of a sister of Julius Caesar, and a general for Antony in the war against Brutus and Cassius. Shortly before the battle of Actium he was placed in charge of Cyrene with the command of four legions. The obverse type used here refers to his new position, as Jupiter was the chief deity of Cyrene and featured prominently on their old coinage.
This was the last issue struck in Marc Antony's name before his defeat at Actium and subsequent suicide.
Near Mint State.
Lucius Pinarius Scarpus was the grandson of a sister of Julius Caesar, and a general for Antony in the war against Brutus and Cassius. Shortly before the battle of Actium he was placed in charge of Cyrene with the command of four legions. The obverse type used here refers to his new position, as Jupiter was the chief deity of Cyrene and featured prominently on their old coinage.
This was the last issue struck in Marc Antony's name before his defeat at Actium and subsequent suicide.