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SOLD! Mark Antony & Julius Caesar portrait denarius
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M ANTON IMP R P C
Bare head of Mark Antony right, bearded, lituus behind
CAESAR DIC
Wreathed head of Caesar right, capis behind
Gaul, November 43 BC
Imperators 123, Crawford 488/2, Sydenham 1166, Cohen 3, BMCRR Gaul 55, 57
3.05g
Rare!
Ex-Alberta coins
From Sears Imperator's:
"This issue would appear to be a revival of the type struck by Antony in the spring during the war around Mutina. After his Gallic adventures Antony, accompanied by his ally Lepidus, was now back in Cisalpine Gaul to meet with his former opponent Octavian. The conference between the three men at Bononia in early November, set the seal on the formation of the Second Triumvirate, an event commemorated by this issue. It clearly belongs to the period immediately following the agreement at Bononia as the form of the triumviral titulature (R P C) had not yet been expanded to the normal III VIR R P C. A distinctive feature of this coinage is the portrait of Antony which has a strangely elongated form, giving it something of the appearance of a caricature. Presumably, Antony's retinue at this time lacked the services of a die-engraver competent in the art of portraiture."
SOLD Coin Expo May 2023 to C. Euston Coins
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