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Marc Antony, as Consul (43-30 BC), with P. Sepullius Macer, as Moneyer. AR denarius (19mm, 4.01 gm, 9h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Rome, April-May 44 BC. Veiled head of Antony right, with mourning beard; oenochoe right behind, lituus right below chin / P•SEPVLLIVS / MACER, desultor on horseback charging right, wearing conical cap, reins in left hand, whip in right; second horse behind, palm frond and wreath at left. Crawford 480/22. Sydenham 1077. Antonia 2. Very rare - the first portrait issue of Marc Antony. Exceptionally detailed strike, displaying the soon-to-be Triumvir in heavy mourning for Caesar.
Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3046 CICF (14 April 2016), lot 29230
The reverse of this coin depicts a desultor, or a skilled rider that would jump from between multiple horses while the horses were in motion. This equestrian showmanship became part of the Parilian festival, an event that was celebrated every year on 21 April. The Parilia was originally a pastoral holiday, but throughout Rome's history it was adapted to fit the urbanized lives of the Romans and eventually became associated with the Founding of Rome (dies natalis). For example, in 45 BC, to celebrate his decisive victory in Munda, Julius Caesar added games to the ceremony, wanting to associate himself with Romulus and the Founding of Rome. Following Caesar's assassination earlier in the year, the combination of the riders with the obverse type, Marc Antony likely wanted to remind people of Caesar's clemency and his philanthropy towards the Romans, in order to prop up his own association and to gain support for his causes.
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Estimate: 8000-12000 USD
Marc Antony, as Consul (43-30 BC), with P. Sepullius Macer, as Moneyer. AR denarius (19mm, 4.01 gm, 9h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Rome, April-May 44 BC. Veiled head of Antony right, with mourning beard; oenochoe right behind, lituus right below chin / P•SEPVLLIVS / MACER, desultor on horseback charging right, wearing conical cap, reins in left hand, whip in right; second horse behind, palm frond and wreath at left. Crawford 480/22. Sydenham 1077. Antonia 2. Very rare - the first portrait issue of Marc Antony. Exceptionally detailed strike, displaying the soon-to-be Triumvir in heavy mourning for Caesar.
Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3046 CICF (14 April 2016), lot 29230
The reverse of this coin depicts a desultor, or a skilled rider that would jump from between multiple horses while the horses were in motion. This equestrian showmanship became part of the Parilian festival, an event that was celebrated every year on 21 April. The Parilia was originally a pastoral holiday, but throughout Rome's history it was adapted to fit the urbanized lives of the Romans and eventually became associated with the Founding of Rome (dies natalis). For example, in 45 BC, to celebrate his decisive victory in Munda, Julius Caesar added games to the ceremony, wanting to associate himself with Romulus and the Founding of Rome. Following Caesar's assassination earlier in the year, the combination of the riders with the obverse type, Marc Antony likely wanted to remind people of Caesar's clemency and his philanthropy towards the Romans, in order to prop up his own association and to gain support for his causes.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-marc-antony-as-consul-43-30-bc-with-p-sepullius-macer-as-moneyer-ar-denarius-19mm-401-gm-9h-ngc/a/3105-32067.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3105-01092023
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 8000-12000 USD