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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Macedonia| > |Philippi| > RP97564
Roman Republic, Philippi, Macedonia, Marc Antony & Q. Paquius Rufus, 42 B.C.
|Philippi|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Philippi,| |Macedonia,| |Marc| |Antony| |&| |Q.| |Paquius| |Rufus,| |42| |B.C.|, Marc Antony founded a colony at Philippi, Macedonia in 42 B.C. Four coin types were issued to commemorate the founding, this coin is the second in the series. All are rare. The series ceased when the city was "refounded" by Octavian in 30 B.C. Veterans settled were from Legion XXVIII, founded by Julius Caesar in 47 - 46 B.C. and disbanded after Actium.
RP97564. Bronze AE 18, RPC I 1648 (11 spec.); AMNG III, p. 192, 12 & pl. XX, 13; Grant FITA 274; SNG Cop -; BMC Macedonia -, aVF, olive green patina, obv. off center, ragged edge, flan crack, wreath weak/off flan (normal for the type), Macedonia, Philippi (near Filippoi, Greece) mint, weight 2.660g, maximum diameter 17.7mm, die axis 0o, 42 B.C.; obverse A I C V P (Antoni Iussu Colonia Victrix Philippensis), facing draped beardless (female?, Octavia?) bust; reverse Q PAQVIVS / RVF LEG / C D (Quintus Paquius Rufus Coloniae Ducendae), plow right, all within laurel wreath; ex Savoca auction silver 86 (27 Sep 2020), lot 172; very rare; SOLD










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