ACHAEA. Mark Antony, with Octavian and Octavia. Late Summer-Autumn 38 BC. Æ Tressis (33mm, 25.76 g, 7h). ‘Fleet coinage’ issue. Heavy series. Uncertain naval base mint (Piraeus?); M. Oppius Capito, propraetor and praefectus classis.Triton XXV Roman Provincial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video Sold For $ 11 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ACHAEA. Mark Antony, with Octavian and Octavia. Late Summer-Autumn 38 BC. Æ Tressis (33mm, 25.76 g, 7h). ‘Fleet coinage’ issue. Heavy series. Uncertain naval base mint (Piraeus?); M. Oppius Capito, propraetor and praefectus classis. [M ANT IMP TE]R · COS · DESIG · I(TE)R · ET · TER · III [VIR R P C], conjoined bare heads of Mark Antony and Octavian, and draped bust of Octavia, vis-à-vis / M [O]PPIV[S C]APITO · PRO · PR · PRAE[F CLASS F C], three galleys under sail right; Γ and triskeles below. Amandry, Bronze II, 1B, – (D1/R7; an unlisted die combination); RPC I 1463.23 (this coin); CRI 286; Sydenham 1266; BMCRR East 154. Rough brown surfaces, edge split. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain undertype. Extremely rare, only two in CoinArchives, and excellent for issue. |