11th Known Aureus of M. Antony Jr.

Triton XV, Lot: 1483. Estimate $40000. Sold for $35000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Mark Antony Junior. Spring-summer 34 BC. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.97 g, 7h). Military mint traveling with Antony in either Syria or Armenia. ANTON • AVG • IMP • III • COS • DES • III • III • V R P • C, bare head of Mark Antony right / M • ANTONIVS • M • F • F, bare head of Mark Antony Junior right. Crawford 541/2; CRI 344; Calicó 118 (same rev. die as illustration); Sydenham 1207. VF, scattered bumps and bruises, including some light edge marks from a prior mounting. Extremely rare, and only the eleventh known specimen.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 863.