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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 2840408, member: 74968&quot;]I just posted this on my blog and after a suggestion by [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] , I thought I would post it here as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Marcus Antonius, known more commonly as Marc Antony was part of the second triumvirate with Octavian (later Augustus) and Lepidus. He is also known as the lover of Cleopatra of Egypt. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just the fact that this coin was minted by such a historical figure is certainly one interesting aspect of this coin, but there is another. This coin was minted in 32 BCE. While 32 BCE may not be an historically interesting date, 31 BCE certainly is. This coin was minted the year before the battle of Actium. Octavian defeated Marc Antony, and Antony committed suicide not long after.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the reverse of the coin. It contains Antony&#039;s name and &quot;AVG&nbsp; IMP&quot;. IMP is short for imperator and AVG is short for Augur. On many imperial coins &quot;AVG&quot; is used to mean &quot;Augustus&quot;. The title &quot;Augustus&quot; was not used during the time of Antony. His position of Augur meant that he would &quot;take the auspices&quot;, using the flight paths and other characteristics of the flight of birds to ascertain the will of the gods.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I like the toning on this coin, but one cannot ignore the strong portrait on the obverse. The portrait has character and personality as by many accounts did the figure the portrait represents. This is part of why I love ancient coins and the study of them. After all, it is really about the people who handled the coins, spent the coins and yes, those who minted them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Marc Antony AR Denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Athens, 32 BC. M. Junius Silanus, quaestor proconsul.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;(20.16 mm 3.42g,)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: ANTON AVG IMP III COS DES III V R P C, bare head of Marc Antony right</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Rev: ANTONIVS AVG IMP III in two lines. Crawford 542/2; CRI 347; Sydenham 1209; RSC 2. SRCV I (2000) 1478.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex: Manfred Swan Collection, Ex: Calgary Coin</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]671767[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your coins of Marc Antony.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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