Rare Denarius of Cleopatra and Antony

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 3261. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $3600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Mark Antony and Cleopatra. 34 BC. AR Denarius (3.26 g, 2h). Alexandria mint. Bare head of Antony right; Armenian tiara behind / Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right; at point of bust, prow of galley right. Crawford 543/1; CRI 345; Sydenham 1210; RSC 1. Near VF, lightly toned, minor corrosion, struck on an irregularly-shaped flan. Rare.

From the John A. Seeger Collection.