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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.69 g, 3h). Legionary issue. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila right between two signa; LEG-XXIII across lower field. Crawford 544/39; CRI 383; Sydenham 1246; RSC 60. Lightly toned, areas of weak strike. Near VF.
The highest number given to a legion within Mark Antony's military, the group was most likely disbanded after their defeat at Actium. The twenty-third was never to be used again as a legionary numeration, as Augustus reorganized the Roman army and decreased the total number of legions. The only time a number greater than XXII was used for a legion was when Trajan raised the legio XXX Ulpia Victrix, most likely representing that it was the thirtieth in use by the military at that time.
The highest number given to a legion within Mark Antony's military, the group was most likely disbanded after their defeat at Actium. The twenty-third was never to be used again as a legionary numeration, as Augustus reorganized the Roman army and decreased the total number of legions. The only time a number greater than XXII was used for a legion was when Trajan raised the legio XXX Ulpia Victrix, most likely representing that it was the thirtieth in use by the military at that time.