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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 8283624, member: 99456&quot;][ATTACH=full]1463223[/ATTACH]</p><p>Praeneste, Relief commemorating the battle of Actium, ca. 31 BCE, Rome, Vatican Museums, Rabax63, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" rel="nofollow">CC BY-SA 4.0</a> via <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schiffsrelief_Palestrina.jpg?uselang=de" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schiffsrelief_Palestrina.jpg?uselang=de" rel="nofollow">Wikimedia Commons</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This 2g bronze/copper denarius is a peculiar coin, I&#039;ve decided to call it&nbsp; a contemporary imitation but it seems remarkably official in style. I have found <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=AE+mark+antony+patrae&amp;category=1-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=AE+mark+antony+patrae&amp;category=1-2" rel="nofollow">two similar coins in ACSearch</a> listed as &quot;contemporary imitation&quot; and also 2g in weight. It imitates well a scarce Legion XII ANTIQVAE denarius - perhaps even an engraver of official issues? &quot;Legionary issue, mint moving with Antony in Greece (Patrae?)&quot;. It remains a mystery coin for now, and I hope will reveal itself over time.</p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62a3d9_7db4f007b3d44dd5827f6b9f510202d1~mv2.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Contemporary imitation of an Mark Antony denarius:</b> 32-31 BC? AE-Denarius (bronze, 2.00g, 16x14mm). Legionary issue, mint moving with Antony, Legion XII?</p><p><b>Obv: </b>ANT, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet</p><p><b>Rev: </b>[XII] ANTIQ[VAE], legionary eagle (aquila) between two standards (signa)</p><p><b>Notes:</b> See <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/coins-of-the-second-triumvirate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/coins-of-the-second-triumvirate" rel="nofollow">Coins of the Second Triumvirate</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Post any opinions or suggestions on this coin, your coins with galleys or anything else you find interesting or entertaining.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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