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ID:
770507
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Republican
Issuer:
M. Antonius and C. Julius Caesar (Octavian)
Date Ruled:
43 BC
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Denarius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
BC 43
Diameter:
17 mm
Weight:
3.84 g
Die Axis:
10 h
Obverse Legend:
M. ANTON. IMP. R. P. C.
Obverse Description:
Bare head of Mark Antony right; lituus beind
Reverse Legend:
CAESAR DIC
Reverse Description:
Bare head of Julius Caesar right; capis behind
Mint:
Military
Primary Reference:
Crawford 488/2
Reference2:
RSC 3
Reference3:
Sydenham 1166
Reference4:
CRI 123
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=83609
Grade:
EF, wonderful, deep gray cabinet toning, struck slightly off center on both sides
Notes:
Well-executed dies Following the assassination of Julius Caesar, it was unclear who would inherit his legacy. The two primary contenders were Mark Antony and Octavian. Both issued a variety of coinages that propagandized their link to the slain dictator. In particular, Octavian, through his familial link, was able to associate the name CAESAR with his own portrait. Lacking a direct link of this nature, Antony often appeared with the symbols of the various offices he held which had been held by Caesar, such as the augurate. Perhaps Antony's most cunning propaganda, however, is the coinage he struck bearing both his portrait and that of Caesar. The first of these was struck while Antony was in Gaul following his defeat at Mutina in 43 BC, and was the first type struck by Antony's military mint. The present coin is from the second series of this type, and was struck following the settlement in November 43 BC between Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus, in which the Second Triumvirate was formed.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
