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Lot 148. Marcus Antonius Aureus, 41 BC, extremely rare

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Extremely rare Marcus Antonius Aureus
Marcus Antonius Aureus, 41 BC, extremely rare

Time left: 		Bidding closed (Sunday, March 18th, 19:49:20 CET)
Current time: Friday, April 26th, 06:39:06 CEST
Price realised: CHF 10'000.00 (1 bid)
Approx. EUR 10'213.63 / USD 10'950.11 / GBP 8'755.73
High bidder: Bidder 1

eAuction #59, Lot 148. Estimate: CHF 12'000.00

Marcus Antonius. Aureus (20 mm, 7.93 g), mint moving with Marcus Antonius 41 BC.
Obv. M·ANTONIVS·IMP·III. VIR· R·P·C·, Head of M. Antony to right; behind, lituus.
Rev. PIETAS – COS, Pietas standing to left, holding lighted turibulum and cornucopiae, upon which two storks perch.
Syd. 1171; Sear Imperators 237; RBW -; Craw. 516/4.

Extremely rare and with a good portrait. Some areas of flatness, otherwise, very fine.

This rare aureus was struck at a mobile military mint while Mark Antony was in route t his residence in Ephesus after jointly defeating Brutus and Cassius at Philippi with the young Octavian. The reverse refers to the consulship of his brother, Lucius Antony.



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