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Roman Imperatorial, Mark Antony. 32 to 31 BC. Legio IV

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:125.00 CAD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 CAD
Roman Imperatorial, Mark Antony. 32 to 31 BC. Legio IV
SOLD
215.00CAD+ buyer's premium (43.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 May 02 @ 18:23UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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VF, weakly struck in places. Legion IV Scythia. Issued from 32-31 BC, likely from a military mint at Patrae. Mark Antony’s Legionary Denarii are some of the most instantly recognisable coins from the time of the Roman Imperators. Depicting a ship on one side and an imperial eagle flanked by military standards on the other, they were struck in the run-up to the Battle of Actium in September of 31 BC. Each coin was struck to celebrate one of Antony’s many legions – 23 of them to be precise, with two extra coins celebrating additional cohorts. Struck in a lower-purity alloy of silver and copper, these denarii remained in circulation for centuries. Often completely worn down, they have been discovered in hoards buried as late as the 3rd Century AD.