This one arrived the other day and has long been on my list. Ive always been an Antony fan. Like Bing I was going for every Antony legionary denarius. After many years I got bored with essentially chasing after a number and so I switched to other aspects of Antony's coinage. I sold my more common legionaries and focused on the rarities and portraits of not only Antony but his extended family as well. I have several coins of Fulvia, like the more readily available quinarii which give Antony's age as 41. But this week I got this rare beauty... http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-148311 Fulvia Bust of Fulvia (as Nike) right Athena standing left, holding shield and spear; ΦOYΛOYIANON in right field, ZMEPTOPIΓOΣ ΦIΛΩNIΔOΥ in two lines in left field. Phrygia 41, 40 BC 6.69g Rare Ex-Savoca RPC 3139; SNG München –; BMC 21 Fulvia married Mark Antony in 44 BC, and became an outspoken defender of his interests in Rome while he campaigned in the East. The city name of Eumenea in Phrygia was changed to Fulvia during Mark Antony's journey to the east in 41 BC. Fulvia died at Sicyon the next year, hence this was a short-lived coinage. Sometime afterward these coins struck at "Fulviana" they had their ethnic scratched off, and two countermarks were applied: one may be resolved as Eumeneia; the other as Philonidos, (although Zmertorix himself has been suggested). These countermarks suggest that, rather than melting down the coinage of Fulvia and striking new coins, a more expeditious solution was required to keep needed currency in circulation. This coin however was not countermarked!
Lovely! I only have one coin of Fulvia as Victoria: L. Mussidius Longus. Roman Republican AR denarius. Rome mint, 42 BC 3.5 gm, 17.0 mm. Obv: Bust of Marc Antony's 3rd wife, Fulvia, as Victory, r., draped. Rev: L MVSSIDIVS LONGVS, Victory in biga, r., holding reins. Refs: Sear 1517; BMCRR 4229; RRC 494/40; Sydenham 1095; RSC Mussidia 4; Banti Mussidia 613.
Lovely! I think this is the issue to get for her, as IMO it has the most realistically modeled portrait.
Yes, I should have given more credit to RC's lovely (and scarce!) denarius. I think it's more controversial whether it actually depicts Fulvia, though.
3 times for emphasis! Thanks everyone. One of my favorite Fulvia's in my collection was a fouree in very fine style, but unfortunately it was lost on my way home from a coin lunch several years ago, never to be seen again.... Fulvia Second wife of Mark Antony Bust of Fulvia as Victory right Lion right between A and XL (year 40) LVGV in ex DVNI above Lugdunum, autumn 43 BC 1.37g Sear 1518 RSC 4 Antony's name is not mentioned on the coin but the date-numeral A XL (year 40) refers to his age at the time of the issue. A similar type was struck the following year which includes Antony's name and titles and recods his age as 41. Silver Quinarius fouree 1.36gm ex CNG 9/98 #1358 LOST
