The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.14 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243 var. (Octavian beardless); Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; RBW 1798. Attractive deep cabinet toning with iridescent highlights, some minor marks and scratches mostly under tone. Near EF.
From the Collection of a London Novelist, purchased from Sovereign Rarities. Ex Yves Gunzenreiner Collection (Leu Numismatik 1, 25 October 2017), lot 158.