Live auction - brm_747604 - MARCUS and LUCIUS ANTONIUS Denier

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Estimate :	950 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	06 September 2022 14:44:55

Type : Denier

Date: été

Date: 41 AC.

Mint name / Town : Éphèse

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 3,86 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie sur un flan centré des deux côtés. Jolis portraits. Usure régulière. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

B.48 (Antonia) - BMC/RR.108 (East) - CRR.1186 - RRC.517 /5c - RSC.2 b - RCV.1509 (2240$) - CRI.246 (1400£) - C.2 (40 fr.) - CMDRR.1 (2500€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : M. ANT. I(MP). AVG. III. VIR. R. P. C. M. (NE)RVA PROQ . P.

Obverse description : Tête nue de Marc Antoine à droite ; un vase derrière la tête (O°).

Obverse translation : “Marcus Antonius Imperator Augurus Triumviri Rei Publicæ Constituandæ Marcus Nerva Pro Quæstor Prætore”, (Marc Antoine, Imperator augure triumvir pour la restauration de la République, Marcus Nerva questeur propréteur).

Reverse

Reverse legend : L. ANTONIVS - COS.

Reverse description : Tête nue de Lucius Antoine à droite (O°).

Reverse translation : “Lucius Antonius Consul”, (Lucius Antoine consul).

Commentary

Contremarque au droit. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation inférieure à trente coins pour le droit et inférieure à trente trois coins pour le revers pour trois variétés. Ce type est en fait beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les différents ouvrages de référence.

Historical background

MARCUS and LUCIUS ANTONIUS

(41 BC)

Lucius Antoine is the younger brother of Marc Antoine. Quaestor in 50 BC, tribune in 44 BC, he was consul in 41 BC. Pushed by his sister-in-law, Fulvia, wife of Marc Antoine, he rose up against Octave , locked himself in Perugia, called on his brother. Finally, he capitulates, is forgiven by Octave and sent as governor to Spain, where he dies shortly afterwards..