115, Lot: 353. Estimate $300. Sold for $410. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MARK ANTONY and OCTAVIA. 39 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (27mm, 11.68 gm). Ephesus mint. Conjoined busts of Antony and Octavia right / Dionysus standing left on cista between coiled serpents. RPC I 2202; CRI 263; Sydenham 1198; RSC 3. Fine, toned.

This coin celebrates the marriage of Mark Antony and Octavia. The reverse type notes Antony's being made the "New Dionysos", an honor granted to him on his arrival in Ephesus in 41 BC.