Two Exceptional Cistophori

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1305. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Mark Antony and Octavia. 39 BC. AR Cistophorus (11.83 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Head of Mark Antony right, wearing ivy-wreath; lituus below; all within ivy and flower wreath / Draped bust of Octavia right above cista mystica; flanked by two intertwined snakes with heads erect. RPC I 2201; CRI 262; Sydenham 1197; RSC 2. EF, bright surfaces from recent cleaning, minor roughness.