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Marc Antony, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 1h). NGC Good, brushed, scratches. Military mint traveling with Antony, ca. 33-32 BC, M. Junius Silanus, quaestor and proconsul. ANTON AVG IMP III COS DES III III•V•R•P•C•, bare head of Marc Antony right; P• behind ear / ANTONIVS / AVG•IMP•III, legend in two lines. Crawford 542/2. Sydenham 1209. Antonia 97 and Junia 172.

The small P on the obverse represents the only known example of an artist engraving his initials on a Roman Republican coin type. This fact went unnoticed for centuries, until it was first pointed out in a Santamaria sales catalog in 1920.


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Auction Dates
April, 2025
7th Monday
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