The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. April-May 44 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.87 g, 8h). Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer.

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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. April-May 44 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.87 g, 8h). Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Veiled head right, wearing beard; capis to left, lituus to right / Desultor (horseman who leaps from one horse to another), wearing conical cap and holding whip, right on horseback, second horse behind; palm frond and wreath to left. Crawford 480/22; Alföldi Type XXI, 27 (A7/R4); CRI 142; Sydenham 1077; RSC 74; RBW 1689. Lightly toned, a few light scratches, peripheral striking weakness. Near EF.

Ex John L. Cowan Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 668; Cederlind BBS 154 (31 March 2010), lot 213; Gorny & Mosch 180 (12 October 2009), lot 322; Numismatica Ars Classica 41 (20 November 2007), lot 17.

This is the first portrait issue of Mark Antony. Struck within a month or two of the assassination of Julius Caesar, Antony is shown bearded, clearly symbolic of one in mourning.

Closing Date and Time: 26 May 2021 at 11:55:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.