CNG 112, Lot: 567. Estimate $1000. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.91 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio,
quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; cf. RBW 1798 (for type). Lightly toned, some light scratches, slight reverse die shift. Good VF. Quite attractive in hand.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Dr, Rainer Pudill Collection (Künker 288, 13 March 2017), lot 333 (hammer €950); Jacques Schulman 248 (19 November 1968), lot 321.