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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 3173093, member: 44132&quot;]I have been thinking of this movie clip:&nbsp; &quot;There can be only one&quot;:</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]ooN9xdAgi5w[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>I picked this one up at the last Roma Auction and now I need just one to fill in my MA Legionary shadow box.&nbsp; This may be my most expensive coin in my collection, but it is rather rare.&nbsp; There were only 6 found in the <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=delos%20hoard" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=delos%20hoard" rel="nofollow">Delos Hoard</a> of 1905 and this one is in excellent condition.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]815987[/ATTACH] </p><p>MARCUS ANTONIUS</p><p>AR Denarius&nbsp; </p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley, thyrsos behind prow&nbsp; </p><p>REVERSE: CHORTIVM PRAETORIARVM, aquila right between two signa&nbsp; </p><p>Patrae 32-31 BC&nbsp; </p><p>3.58g, 18.mm&nbsp; </p><p>Crawford 544/8; CRI 385; Sydenham 1213; RSC 7</p><p>ex. Roma Numismatics</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Lens_-_Inauguration_du_Louvre-Lens_le_4_d%C3%A9cembre_2012%2C_la_Galerie_du_Temps%2C_n%C2%B0_058.JPG/800px-Lens_-_Inauguration_du_Louvre-Lens_le_4_d%C3%A9cembre_2012%2C_la_Galerie_du_Temps%2C_n%C2%B0_058.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Decor fragment of an Arc de Triomphe 51-52 AD: The Emperor&#039;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</p><p><br /></p><p>Now all I need is Legio IIII to complete my set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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