Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1241. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MARK ANTONY. 32-31 BC. AR Legionary Denarius (3.51 gm). Patrae(?) mint. Galley right / LEG XVIII LYBICAE, legionary aquila between two standards. Crawford 544/11; CRI 375; Sydenham 1240; RSC 53. Choice VF, light golden toning on reverse, good metal, partial flat strike. Very rare. ($750)

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. The cognomen LYBICAE suggests it was raised in North Africa.