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4) Antony and Octavia
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The Triumvirs.
Mark Antony and Octavia.
Summer-autumn 39 BC.
AR Cistophorus (27mm, 10.90 g, 2h). Ephesus mint.
Head of Antony right, wearing ivy wreath; lituus below; all within wreath of ivy and flowers / Draped bust of Octavia right above cista mystica, flanked by interlaced serpents.
CRI 262; Sydenham 1197; RSC 2; RPC 2201. Fine, toned, light scratches.
Ex CNG - Nov 2013
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