Ancients
Mark Antony, as Triumvir (43-31 BC) with Octavia (39-36). AR cistophoric tetradrachm (26mm, 12.02 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5. Ephesus, Summer-Autumn 39 BC. M • ANTONIVS • IMP • COS • DESIG • ITER ET TERT, head of Antony right, wearing ivy wreath; lituus below; all within wreath of ivy and flowers / III • VIR • R • P • C •, draped bust of Octavia right above cista mystica, flanked by interlaced serpents with heads erect. RPC I 2201. CRI 262. Sydenham 1197. A scarcer type with a younger portrait style of Antony with less pronounced chin and a more regal demeanor.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD