First Portrait Coin of Antony
266, Lot: 332. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. April-May 44 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.64 g, 9h). Rome mint. Veiled and bearded head right / Figure wearing conical hat riding right on horseback, holding whip and driving parallel horse; wreath behind. Crawford 480/22; CRI 142; Sydenham 1077; RSC 74. Fair, bankers’ marks. The first portrait coin of Antony. Scarce.