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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2965818, member: 74282&quot;]Earlier today I returned from my first trip to the New York International Numismatic Convention which was also my first trip to NYC. While I picked up four coins that I am very excited to share, what I enjoyed most about the show was having the chance to meet many other collectors, dealers and researchers face to face. The people really made the show worthwhile, moreso than the coins and it was a great experience that I highly recommend attending if you can.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin I&#039;m sharing today is a Legion VII denarius of Marc Antony, a coin that really spoke to me as I&#039;ve been wanting to add another legionary denarius for a while but had trouble finding one that was relatively well centered, relatively unworn and with good metal that I could afford. I knew I wanted this coin as soon as I found it and it&#039;s definitely my favorite pickup from the show.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not a lot is known about Legion VII, though we do know that Caesar&#039;s Legio VII Claudia was fighting under Octavian so this was likely one of the legions that Antony himself raised. After Actium this legion was likely either disbanded or incorporated into one of Octavian&#039;s legions as nothing is recorded of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]726891[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Imperatorial period AR denarius (3.79g, 17mm 6h). Marc Antony, triumvir, Autumn 32 - Spring 31 BC, Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right, with sceptre tied with fillet on prow; above ANT AVG; below, III VIR R P C / Aquila between two standards; below, LEG VII. Border of dots. Crawford 544/20; Sear HCRI 357; Sydenham 1224</p><p><br /></p><p>Privately purchased from Wolfshead Gallery 1/12/2018 at NYINC 2018, ex Dr. Robert B. Beckett Jr. collection, CNG 105, 10/5/2017, lot 754, purchased from Tom McKenna</p><p><br /></p><p>More coins to come as soon as I can get them photographed and properly written up and please feel free to share anything relevant![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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