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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 2876698, member: 76440&quot;]Good timing for a thread with the name &quot;Macer&quot;, [USER=76194]@Sallent[/USER] , as I just received the below coin yesterday!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an AR Denarius of Mark Antony by P. Sepullius Macer as moneyer. He&#039;s a different gens than your Macer (Sepullia vs. Licinia), but still an interesting &quot;Macer&quot; coin.&nbsp; Minted in 44 B.C., shortly after the assassination of Julius Caesar, it depicts Antony in mourning - veiled and unshaven - likely as he appeared in the Forum when he gave his famous funeral oration.&nbsp; It is probably the first depiction of Antony on a coin.&nbsp; The reverse shows a desultor (a jockey who raced with more than one horse) with two horses, and likely refers to games held in 44B.C. which were largely dedicated to Caesar&#039;s memory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Crawford 480/22; BMCRR 4164; Sydenham 1077.&nbsp; Can be found in better condition, but rarely this complete.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]688644[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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