408, Lot: 443. Estimate $200. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.95 g, 10h). Legionary issue. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG IIII across lower field. Crawford 544/16; CRI 353; Sydenham 1220; RSC 29; Type as RBW –. VF, toned, banker’s mark on the obverse, flatly struck in areas. Extremely rare.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection, purchased from eBay seller ancient17, 2012.

An extremely rare legionary issue. Missing from the RBW collection. Missing from the Delos hoard, along with other first degree rarities of the legionary series, PRI (?–if exists), IIX, and XVIIII. Only three examples of LEG IIII have been offered by CNG: CNG 67, lot 1222; CNG E-258, lot 298; and CNG E-258, lot 299. [Andrew McCabe]