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ROMAN REPUBLIC ~ IMPERATORIAL PERIOD ~ MARK ANTONY LEGIONARY DENARIUS
ANCIENT COINAGE
Rare Issues of Imperatorial Rome
MARK ANTONY
Legionary Denarius
44 BC Julius Caesar is assassinated by conspiracy of 23 Roman senators led by Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, & Marcus Junius Brutus; they stabbed Julius Caesar at a location near the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March; Marcus Antony controls Rome
43 BC: The Second Triumvirate established in the Roman Republic between Octavian (Julius Caesar's adoptive son) and Marc Antony
42 BC: Octavian takes control of Italy
31 BC: Battle of Actium, Octavian defeats Marc Antony and Queen Cleopatra
27 BC: Octavian, became, as Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome and the Roman Republic comes to an end.
Military mint traveling with Marc Antony/Patrae. Struck Autumn 32-Spring 31 BC, Silver Legionary Denarius. 16.5mm. 3.59g.
Obverse: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley right.
Reverse: Legionary eagle (Aquila) between two signa/standards, "LEG XX" below.
NGC Certified and Graded FINE.
Ref. Crawford 544/36; CRI 380; Sydenham 1243; RSC 57; RBW 1848.
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