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Auction XXVII 22-23 Mar 2023
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Marc Antony and Octavian AV Aureus. Military mint moving with Octavian, Gaul, 39 BC. Head of Octavian to right; behind CAESA[R] upwards, before IMP downwards / Head of Antony to right; behind ANTONIVS upwards, before IMP downwards. Crawford 529/1; CRI 301; BMCRR Gaul 90-91; Biaggi 64; Calicó 105a. 8.03g, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
This coin, struck during a brief moment of reconciliation between Marc Antony and Octavian, is particularly notable because of its absence of triumviral titles and the name of the moneyer. Following a tumultuous period in the relationship between Antony and Octavian brought almost to disaster by the Perusine War of 41-40 BC, the two senior triumviri temporarily reconciled with the signing of the Treaty of Brundisium in 40 BC, dividing the Roman world between them. Antony took the east and Octavian took the west; they further strengthened this pact through the marriage of Antony to Octavia, Octavian's sister. Viewed in this context, the present example should be regarded as a commemoration of the short-lived peace between the two men (CRI, p. 185).
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
This coin, struck during a brief moment of reconciliation between Marc Antony and Octavian, is particularly notable because of its absence of triumviral titles and the name of the moneyer. Following a tumultuous period in the relationship between Antony and Octavian brought almost to disaster by the Perusine War of 41-40 BC, the two senior triumviri temporarily reconciled with the signing of the Treaty of Brundisium in 40 BC, dividing the Roman world between them. Antony took the east and Octavian took the west; they further strengthened this pact through the marriage of Antony to Octavia, Octavian's sister. Viewed in this context, the present example should be regarded as a commemoration of the short-lived peace between the two men (CRI, p. 185).