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Antony and Octavian
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Antony and Octavian
Α Γ Ω N Ο Θ Ε Σ Ι Α
Bust of Agonotheseia right
ANT KAI within wreath
Æ 22 mm.
11.07g
RPC I, 1552. SNG ANS 819. SNG Copenhagen 375. BMC 64.
Ex-Aegean
Refers to the establishment of Games to commemorate Antony & Octavian's victory over Cassius & Brutus at Philipi in 42 B.C. The cheif organizers of these games were known as Agonothetes; Agonotheseia, who appears on the obverse, was the personification of the Games.
Rare, historical
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