ACHAEA. Mark Antony, with Octavia. Late Summer-Autumn 38 BC. Æ Sestertius (38mm, 30.10 g, 9h). 'Fleet coinage' issue. Heavy series. Uncertain naval base mint (Piraeus?); M. Oppius Capito, propraetor and praefectus classis. [M ANT IMP TER COS DES ITER ET TER III VIR R P C], [M OPPIVS CAPITO PRO PR PRAEF CLASS F C], Mark Antony and Octavia in quadriga of hippocamps right ; HS to left; ; Δ and astragalus below. Amandry, Bronze II, 1A, 1-3 (D1/R1); RPC I 1462.5 (this coin); CRI 285; Sydenham 1265; BMCRR East 152. Rough brown surfaces, short scrape on obverse, tiny edge splits. Fine. Very rare.
From the Michael Stolt Collection. Ex Bolaffi 33 (29 November 2018), lot 310.