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Lot 148. Marcus Antonius Aureus, 41 BC, extremely rare
Extremely rare Marcus Antonius Aureus
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Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 18:39:07 CET
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CHF 10'000.00 (1 bid)
Approx. EUR 10'741.93 / USD 11'190.94 / GBP 8'930.96
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CHF 10'000.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2018-03-07, 16:05:01
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Bidder 1
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eAuction #59, Lot 148. Estimate: CHF 12'000.00
Marcus Antonius. Aureus (20 mm, 7.93 g), mint moving with Marcus Antonius 41 BC.
Obv. M·ANTONIVS·IMP·III. VIR· R·P·C·, Head of M. Antony to right; behind, lituus.
Rev. PIETAS – COS, Pietas standing to left, holding lighted turibulum and cornucopiae, upon which two storks perch.
Syd. 1171; Sear Imperators 237; RBW -; Craw. 516/4.
Extremely rare and with a good portrait. Some areas of flatness, otherwise, very fine.
This rare aureus was struck at a mobile military mint while Mark Antony was in route t his residence in Ephesus after jointly defeating Brutus and Cassius at Philippi with the young Octavian. The reverse refers to the consulship of his brother, Lucius Antony.
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