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<p>[QUOTE="Michael Stolt, post: 4979811, member: 100445"]I wasn't supposed to bid at Roma XX today, but let's say my fingers slipped when I saw this beautiful Antonian cistophoric tetradrachm at a relatively low price. It feels great to add this to the collection as it is a type that's been high on my list for a while. I'm also excited that this is a larger silver denomination, as these are uncommon in Republican coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1196406[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Marc Antony</b> and <b>Octavia</b>. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.40g, 27mm, 12h). Minted in Ephesus, Ionia. 39 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: <i>M•ANTONIVS•IMP•COS•DESIG•ITER•ET•TERT, head of Antony right, wearing ivy wreath, lituus below; all within wreath of ivy and flowers. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: <i>III•VIR• R•P•C, head of Octavia atop cista mystica, between twisting snakes. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>References: RPC 2201; RSC 2; CRI 262.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Stolt, post: 4979811, member: 100445"]I wasn't supposed to bid at Roma XX today, but let's say my fingers slipped when I saw this beautiful Antonian cistophoric tetradrachm at a relatively low price. It feels great to add this to the collection as it is a type that's been high on my list for a while. I'm also excited that this is a larger silver denomination, as these are uncommon in Republican coinage. [ATTACH=full]1196406[/ATTACH] [B]Marc Antony[/B] and [B]Octavia[/B]. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.40g, 27mm, 12h). Minted in Ephesus, Ionia. 39 BC. Obverse: [I]M•ANTONIVS•IMP•COS•DESIG•ITER•ET•TERT, head of Antony right, wearing ivy wreath, lituus below; all within wreath of ivy and flowers. [/I] Reverse: [I]III•VIR• R•P•C, head of Octavia atop cista mystica, between twisting snakes. [/I] References: RPC 2201; RSC 2; CRI 262.[/QUOTE]
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