Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1225. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MARK ANTONY. 32-31 BC. AR Legionary Denarius (3.56 gm). Patrae(?) mint. Galley right / LEG VI, legionary aquila between two standards. Crawford 544/19; CRI 356; Sydenham 1223; RSC 33. Near EF, light golden toning on reverse. ($750)

Raised in 52 BC by Caesar in Cisalpine Gaul, the legio VI Ferrata served with him in Spain and at Pharsalus, Alexandria, and Zela. Released in 47 AD, it was again recalled, serving at Munda in 45 BC. Reconstituted by Lepidus in 44 BC, it served under Antony at Philippi and the East, participating in the triumvir's Parthian campaign.