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Marc Antony, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (17mm, 3.54 gm, 5h). NGC MS★ 4/5 - 5/5. Legionary issue, mint moving with Antony in Greece (Aegae or Patrae), 32-31 BC. ANT•AVG / III•VIR•R•P•C, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet / LEG-V, aquila right between two standards. Crawford 544/18. Sydenham 1221. Antonia 110. Nicely centered and superbly toned with rainbow hues throughout.
Raised by Julius Caesar in 52 BC from enfranchised Gauls, the Fifth Legion soon won the nickname Alaudae, or "Larks," probably due to the distinctive Gallic feather crests worn on the soldier's helmets. They fought on Caesar's side in nearly all the important battles of the Civil Wars, including Pharsalus, Thapsus, and Munda, and backed Marc Antony and Octavian against Caesar's assassins at Philippi. Stationed at Xanten, Germania during the early Empire, the Larks were destroyed by the Dacians at the Battle of Tapae in AD 86.
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Estimate: 800-1200 USD
Marc Antony, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (17mm, 3.54 gm, 5h). NGC MS★ 4/5 - 5/5. Legionary issue, mint moving with Antony in Greece (Aegae or Patrae), 32-31 BC. ANT•AVG / III•VIR•R•P•C, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet / LEG-V, aquila right between two standards. Crawford 544/18. Sydenham 1221. Antonia 110. Nicely centered and superbly toned with rainbow hues throughout.
Raised by Julius Caesar in 52 BC from enfranchised Gauls, the Fifth Legion soon won the nickname Alaudae, or "Larks," probably due to the distinctive Gallic feather crests worn on the soldier's helmets. They fought on Caesar's side in nearly all the important battles of the Civil Wars, including Pharsalus, Thapsus, and Munda, and backed Marc Antony and Octavian against Caesar's assassins at Philippi. Stationed at Xanten, Germania during the early Empire, the Larks were destroyed by the Dacians at the Battle of Tapae in AD 86.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/marc-antony-as-imperator-and-triumvir-43-30-bc-ar-denarius-17mm-354-gm-5h-ngc-msand-9733-4-5-5-5/p/3093-1065.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3093-10282021
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 800-1200 USD