Happy Birthday Mark Antony

Mark Antony was born on this day, Jan 14. 83 B.C.

Post your coins of MA.



Mark Antony and Octavian (41 B.C.)
AR Denarius
M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore
O: Bare head of Mark Antony right.
R: Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard.
Ephesus mint, Spring-early summer 41 B.C.
3.5g
20mm
Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 118



Marc Antony (44 - 30 B.C.)
AR Denarius
O: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley right.
R: LEG III Aquila between two signa; LEG III across lower field.
Patrae mint 32-31 B.C .
3.14g
18mm
Crawford 544/15; CRI 350; Sydenham 1217; RSC 28
Legio III Gallica was levied by Julius Caesar around 49 BC, for his civil war against the conservative republicans led by Pompey.

The legion took part in all Julius Caesar's campaigns against his enemies, including the battles of Pharsalus and Munda. Following Caesar's death, III Gallica was integrated in the army of Mark Antony for his campaigns against the Parthians. They were included in the army levied by Fulvia and Lucius Antonius (Antony's wife and brother) to oppose Octavian, but ended by surrendering in Perugia, in the winter of 41 BC. After the battle of Actium and Antony's suicide, the III Gallica was sent again to the East, where they garrisoned the province of Syria.

III Gallica was used in Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo's campaign against the Parthians over the control of Armenia (63). Corbulo's successes triggered emperor Nero's paranoia of persecution and eventually the general was forced to commit suicide. After this, III Gallica is transferred to Moesia province, in the Danube border.

 

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MARK ANTONY and OCTAVIAN.
M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore.
AR Denarius, 19mm, 3.8g, 12h; Ephesus, 41 BC.
Obv.: M ANT IMP AVG III VIR R P C M BARBAT Q P; Bare head of Mark Antony right.
Rev.: CAESAR IMP PONT III VIR R P C; Bare head of Octavian right.
Reference: Crawford 517/2; CRI 243.

 

Here's one from @John Anthony 's recent auction...galley/legionary standards



Happy Birthday Marc!

 

Just picked this up at NYINC on Thursday.

Marcus Antonius. Denarius, castrensis moneta in Italy (?) 42, AR 4.08 g. Head of Marcus Antonius r. with light beard; behind, lituus. Rev. M ANTONIVS·III·VIR·R·P·C Radiate head of Sol r. Babelon Antonia 29. C 149. Sydenham 1170. Sear Imperators 127. Woytek Arma et Nummi p. 558. RBW 1754. Crawford 496/2.

 

Thanks for the excuse to post this one again!


Antony and Octavia
AR cistophorus, 25.6 mm, 11.71 gm
Ephesus, 39 BCE
Obv: M ANTONINVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, Jugate heads of Marcus Antonius and Octavia to right; he wears ivy wreath.
Rev: III VIR RPC, Cista mystica surmounted by figure of Bacchus, standing to left, holding cantharus and leaning on thyrsus; on either side, coiled serpent.
Refs: SNG Cop. 408; SNG von Aulock 6555; Franke KZR 472; RSC 3; Sydenham 1198; RPC 2202; Sear 1513; BMCRR East 135.

Now, just waiting for @Bing to post his Ephesian tet.

 

The 1st coin I'm posting was my 1st quinarius and I had fun IDing it from a lot of Greek coins. Pretty cool to realize that it's a coin commemorating his and Octavian's barrying of the hatchet. The 2nd is an unIDable legion of his. And just for kicks I threw in a pic of his ol lady...the one who's impatience probable cost him the war against Octavian! Sorry about the quality. I took these on the fly cause I wanted to share

 

I won't bore everyone with all my legionary denarius (at least not till I have my display case in hand), but here are a couple:

Marcus Antonius Leg XIII Lybicae


Marcus Antonius Leg XII Antiqua

MARCUS ANTONIUS Legion XIV

 

I don’t have it in hand yet, and I haven’t researched it at all, but I won my first Antony yesterday:

 

This is my one and only Cistophorus that I have shared before.



Marc Anthony and Octavia . Conjoined heads of Marc Anthony and Octavia. Reverse Dionysus holding cantharus and thyrsus, stg.1. on cista mystica flanked by two snakes. RPC 202, CRI 263,CRR 1198. NRSC Sear 1513. Ephesus Summer-Autumn 39 BC. 10.88mm 11.68 gms.

 

I only have 2 coins of Marcus Antonius. 1 denarius and a quinarius.

 

Happy B'day Marcus Antonius !

Well, another opportunity to posting my coins of his can't be ignored













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Felix Natalis, Marcus Antonius. Here is my example.

 

Happy Birthday! Wow, lots of awesome coins in this thread.

 

Happy Birthday, Mark Antony, you drunken louche!


MARK ANTONY
AR Denarius. 3.61g, 17.8mm. Patrae (?) mint, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. Sear RCV Vol. 1 p. 284, 1483 (this coin illustrated); Crawford 544/8. O: ANT AVG above Praetorian galley right, III VIR R P C below. R: CHORTIVM PRAETORIARVM, Legionary eagle (Aquila) between two standards (signa).
Ex Stack's Sale December 2001, Lot #142; Ex Ponterio & Associates Sale 108 August 2000, Lot #307; Ex Gerhard Hirsch Auction 179, September 1993, Lot #770

 

Super coins all. Here's my small contribution.

 

Great coin @Carthago - interesting portraits of Mark and Sol.
I saw this Mark and Cleo coin at the show in CBG's case. The coin was a bit worn, but thought Cleo looked good.

 

I have to wonder if Cleo was near as homely as the portraits on coins make her out to be. I mean, she did enchant both JC and MA.

 

I guess I am the "odd man out", since I have NONE Maybe its time to setup a donation fund for that John can get one to.

But, at least I had a thrill seeing all of your great MA coins.

 

Somehow I doubt that the shape of her nose had as much to do with her enchantment as the fact that she was more powerful and more wealthy than any dozen multi-billionaires you can find now, then or anytime in-between.