Following up my recent post focusing on Mark Antony, I can today announce a new acquisition. I have accepted a trade deal with NAC sending this rare Antonian fleet coin in my direction. I am extremely happy to add another fleet denomination to my collection, a light series dupondius of M. Oppius Capito. It is among the finest known specimens of the type. Mark Antony and Octavia. Æ Dupondius (7.76g) of Uncertain Mint, Achaea. Fleet Coinage, light series. Circa 38-37 BC. M. Oppius Capito, propraetor and praefectus classis. Obverse: M ANT IMP TERT COS DESIG ITER ET III VIR RPC - Bare head of Mark Antony right, facing draped bust of Octavia left. Reverse: M OPPIVS CAPITO PRO PR PRAEF CLASS F C - Two quinqueremes sailing right; caps of Dioscuri above, B below. Reference: RPC I 1469.
What a lovely coin, congratulations! Somehow I am fond of coins featuring a ship, galley, ram etc aswel.
