Triton XVI, Lot: 945. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Autumn 41 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.77 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Antony in Syria (?). Bare head of Antony right; star below; M • ANTON [• IMP •] III • VIR • R • P • C around / Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard; CAESAR • IMP • III • VIR • R • P • C • around. Crawford 528/2a; CRI 261; RSC 1; Sydenham 1193; Kestner 3809 var. (pellet below head of Octavian); BMCRR East 121. VF, toned, a few light marks. Rare.
From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Stack’s (24 April 2008), lot 2262 (where it realized $4400).