Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1365. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006. Sold For $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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[Roman Imperatorial Issues]
MARK ANTONY. 32-31 BC. AR Legionary Denarius (3.63 g, 5h). Patrae(?) mint. ANT. AVG. above, III. VIR. R. P. C. below, galley right / LEG XVI, legionary aquila between two standards. Crawford 544/31; CRI 372; Sydenham 1236; Kestner 3860; BMCRR East 211; RSC 48. Good VF, deeply toned. ($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.