The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.86 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Antony right; M • ANT • I(MP) • (AV)G • III • VIR • R • P • C • M • BARBAT • Q • P around / Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard; CAESAR • IMP • PONT • III • VIR • R • P • C • around. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; BMCRR East 100; RBW 1798. Attractive cabinet toning, a few minor marks. Near EF.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection, purchased from William B. Warden, Jr., July 1997. Ex Sternberg XXVII (7 November 1994), lot 359; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 3 (19 April 1985), lot 473; Peus 270 (20 June 1969), lot 166.