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Electronic Auction 337  22 October 2014
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Lot 363

Estimate: 300 USD
Price realized: 525 USD
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 32 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.69 g, 2h). Athens mint. Bare head right; small P (signature) in hair below ear / ANTONIVS/AVG IMP III in two lines. Crawford 542/2; CRI 347; Sydenham 1209; RSC 2. Near VF, toned, circular test mark on neck, graffiti on reverse.

From Group SGF.

The only such instance of an engraver's signature on a Roman Republican coin, the "P" marking behind Antony's ear is so well concealed that it was not discovered until 1920.
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