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Monthly Auction 61175 25 Oct 2020
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Marc Antony, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.69 gm, 1h). NGC VF 4/5 - 4/5, bankers mark. Military mint traveling with Antony, 33/2 BC, M. Junius Silanus, quaestor pro consul. ANTON•AVG•IMP•III•COS•DES•III• III•V•R•P•C•, bare head of Marc Antony right; P (signature) behind ear / M•SILANVS•AVG / Q•PRO•COS, legend in two lines. Crawford 542/1. Sydenham 1208. Antonia 97 and Junia 172.
From the Bacchus Collection
The small P on the obverse represents the only known example of an artist engraving his initials on a Roman Republican coin. This fact went unnoticed for centuries, until it was first pointed out in a Santamaria sales catalog in 1920.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 300-500 USD
Marc Antony, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.69 gm, 1h). NGC VF 4/5 - 4/5, bankers mark. Military mint traveling with Antony, 33/2 BC, M. Junius Silanus, quaestor pro consul. ANTON•AVG•IMP•III•COS•DES•III• III•V•R•P•C•, bare head of Marc Antony right; P (signature) behind ear / M•SILANVS•AVG / Q•PRO•COS, legend in two lines. Crawford 542/1. Sydenham 1208. Antonia 97 and Junia 172.
From the Bacchus Collection
The small P on the obverse represents the only known example of an artist engraving his initials on a Roman Republican coin. This fact went unnoticed for centuries, until it was first pointed out in a Santamaria sales catalog in 1920.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-marc-antony-as-imperator-and-triumvir-43-30-bc-ar-denarius-18mm-369-gm-1h-ngc-vf-4-5-4-5-banker/a/61175-97138.s?type=CoinArchives61175
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 300-500 USD