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Auction 117 19-20 May 2021
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.71 g, 6h). Legionary issue. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XXIII across lower field. Crawford 544/39; CRI 383; Sydenham 1246; RSC 60; RBW –. Toned with some iridescence, obverse struck off center, a few light scratches. Good VF. Rare legion.
Ex Leo Benz Collection (Lanz 88, 23 November 1998), lot 878.
Legio XXIII is the highest numbered legion in Mark Antony's legionary series. It seems to have had no further history after the Actium campaign and was likely disbanded by Octavian, with its members either mustered out or entered into other
legions.
Ex Leo Benz Collection (Lanz 88, 23 November 1998), lot 878.
Legio XXIII is the highest numbered legion in Mark Antony's legionary series. It seems to have had no further history after the Actium campaign and was likely disbanded by Octavian, with its members either mustered out or entered into other
legions.