Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1244. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004. Sold For $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MARK ANTONY. 32-31 BC. AR Legionary Denarius (3.63 gm). Patrae(?) mint. Galley right / LEG XIX, legionary aquila between two standards. Crawford 544/35; CRI 378; Sydenham 1242; RSC 55. Good VF, small bankers' marks on reverse. ($500)
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.