I've been looking for the scarce Legate IIII fleet denarius for seven years, missing some through timing and price. I had another chance today and managed to win this one which was a major hole in my fleet now filled. I put a somewhat extravagant bid + 1 on the coin and later regretted that to some extent as I could have bid on other coins I liked that sold within my budget but I didn't want this one to get away. I was lucky to buy it significantly less than my high bid. All credit to Noonan for playing fair unlike some suspect experiences with other auction houses some of us may have experienced. I won't sour my elation by reminding people of my post some time ago when an ex-auction house employee informed me how my bids had been engineered to the advantage of the auction house. I've envied @JayAg47 and @Bing's coins for a long time but finally filled the hole today. The coin is scratched but that didn't worry me as the numerals are extant and not affected by the scratch. I'm still trying to improve the collection as regards quality which to an extent is counter intuitive as my priority was a set regardless of condition but I guess that is the collecting psychology, there is always new limits... Post Second Triumvirate, Mark Antony, Denarius, military mint moving with Antony possibly Patrae, 32-1, praetorian galley right, ant avg iii vir r p c around, rev. legionary eagle between two standards, leg iiii either side, 3.24g/4h (Craw. 544/16; RSC 29). Images lifted from Noonans catalogue which always defeat me as their magnifying feature always ends up with a crop so I have to take new images when a coin arrives. I guess in the great scheme of things a seven year wait was not a great time at all. What was your longest wait to find a "must have" coin? Ongoing targets are a lifetime portrait of Julius Caesar and an Oliver Cromwell milled coin.
LEG IIII ROMAN REPUBLIC & IMPERATORIAL. Marc Antony. Silver Denarius, 32-31 BC. Military mint (Patrae?). Obv: ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley. Rev: aquila between two signa; LEG-IIII across fields. Very Fine; areas of weak strike, otherwise fine detail with sole bankers mark to obv. From the Ion Collection. Reference: Crawford-544/16; CRI-353; RSC-29. Die Axis: 4h. Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.46 g. My newest acquisition
Great find. Mine is the regular IV Mint travelling with Marcus Antonius, c.32-31 BCE ANT AVG III VIR RPC, Galley right LEG IV, Legionary eagle between two standards 3.67 gr Ref : HCRI #352, Cohen #30 Q
It's been 15 years since I purchased one. My only other example is a slick, of unknown legionary attribution. MARCUS ANTONIUS (Marc Antony) AR silver denarius. Struck circa 32-31 BC, Patrae (?) mint. Legion XVII Classicae. Praetorian ship right, with scepter tied with fillet on prow; above, ANT AVG; below, III. VIR. R.P.C. Reverse - Aquila (eagle) between two standards; around, LEG XVII CLASSICAE. RCV 1481, 16mm, 3.4g.
