Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1227. Estimate $400. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004. Sold For $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MARK ANTONY. 32-31 BC. AR Legionary Denarius (3.07 gm). Patrae(?) mint. Galley right / LEG VIII, legionary aquila between two standards. Crawford 544/21; CRI 358; Sydenham 1225; RSC 35. Choice VF, light porosity, light scratches in obverse field. ($400)
Not to be confused with a similar legion under the command of Octavian, this Antonian legion was either disbanded or incorporated into another legion after Actium.