And Then There was one!

I have been thinking of this movie clip: "There can be only one":


I picked this one up at the last Roma Auction and now I need just one to fill in my MA Legionary shadow box. This may be my most expensive coin in my collection, but it is rather rare. There were only 6 found in the Delos Hoard of 1905 and this one is in excellent condition.

MARCUS ANTONIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley, thyrsos behind prow
REVERSE: CHORTIVM PRAETORIARVM, aquila right between two signa
Patrae 32-31 BC
3.58g, 18.mm
Crawford 544/8; CRI 385; Sydenham 1213; RSC 7
ex. Roma Numismatics

The praetorian cohorts took their name from the praetorium, or tent, of the commander. These elite troops went on campaign as the personal accompaniment of their generals (Marc Antony likely had four or more praetorian cohorts with him at Actium). Augustus drew from these cohorts to form the Praetorian Guard, a unit that would come to posses tremendous political power.


Decor fragment of an Arc de Triomphe 51-52 AD: The Emperor's Imperial Guard, The Praetorians , featured in a relief with an eagle grasping a thunderbolt through its claws, in reference, to the Roman interpretatio graeca form of Jupiter

Now all I need is Legio IIII to complete my set.

 

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I have no idea what all this means but I like the coin. Best wishes on getting that last coin to complete your set.

 

Gorgeous! Wow, you're making progress. Good luck on the Legio IIII.

 

Yesss!!! One of my favorites from my youth! And the score was done by QUEEN...

And to keep it legit, or should I say keep it legio, here's my 2 (though the top one had a pretty cool bankers mark 100) unreadable MA

 

Wowie! Congrats, Bing

 

...oh yeah, and congrats on the major acquisition buddy. "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!"

 

Congrats, Bing! That's an excellent acquisition. Best of luck finding that IIII.

 

Very nice! Good luck on your last. I'm sure it will find it's way to you soon.

 

So, which legionary denarius is the last remaining one?

The most notable exercise of their political power came when they raised Claudius to emperor following the assassination of his nephew Caligula.

I'd love to see a virtual tray of your denarii, with a space for the remaining one!

 

kool Bing! one away is very close and quite an accomplishment..i, on the other hand, have only one Marc Anthony, but it fills many slots Marc Anthony military mint Actium, portrait/Sol temple denarius

 

Better than that, he has an actual tray/frame custom-made by a talented woodworker.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-late-christmas-gift.312677/

Let's see it with the latest addition, Bing!

 

Congrats on the latest addition to your set, JW!

 

When I read the thread title I knew immediately what you were talking about!! Congrats @Bing

 

Congrats! Big accomplishment and it's nicer than mine.

I've actually owned two of the very rare LEG IIII, this is the one I kept


Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG IIII
ANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow

LEG IIII
legionary eagle between two standards

3.04g

Patrae mint 32-31BC

Sear Imperator's 353; Crawford 544/16; Cohen 29

Ex-Calgary Coin

VERY RARE

This type with LEG IIII rather than LEG IV is quite rare. No examples were found in the Delos Hoard of 1905. Missing from RBW collection.
Only 3 examples ever offered by CNG.

 

Congrats on this superb pickup @Bing

 

Bravo! Now soooo close

 

And yet so far!

I have all my coins in a safe deposit box since I am leaving for Europe in just a week and a half, so this will have to wait till I return.

I can do this with the images on my computer, but it will take some time. Some of my MA Legionary denarii are not well preserved and you may be disappointed. My goals as regard this set is to complete it first, then look for upgrades. All of mine have a readable legion number or identification, my number one requirement.

Thanks everyone for your comments and support.

 

A great addition to a great set. I wish you the best for the last one : completing a set is an achievment !

Q

 

Wow, congratulations Bing!

You have really kept at it assembling this set.

I don't think I have ever heard of another full set being put together.

Good luck with the final one.

John

 

Yes, there are others, most notably Andrew McCabe over at Forum.