| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 647 Price realized: 6,000 USD (Approx. 5,495 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Triumvirs. Octavian and Mark Antony. Late 40-early 39 BC. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 8.02 g, 5h). Mint in central or southern Italy. Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard; CAESAR IMP around / Bare head of Mark Antony right; ANTONIVS IMP around. Crawford 529/1; CRI 301; Sydenham 1327; Bahrfeldt 29; Calicó 105a; Biaggi 64; BMCRR Gaul 90; Kestner 3810; RBW 1815. Underlying luster, scattered edge and field marks, slightly off center. Good Fine. Extremely rare. Unlike most other dual portrait Imperatorial issues, the fabric of this rare aureus suggests that Octavian (identified as CAESAR IMP) is on the obverse and Antony (ANTONIVS IMP) occupies the reverse, and so it is attributed to Octavian rather than the senior Triumvir. It also omits the triumviral titles and the name of the moneyer, both of which appear on the counterpart issues of Antony. The mint is not immediately obvious; Crawford attributes it to a "mint moving with Octavian," Calico suggests Gaul, and Sear proposes southern or northern Italy. The types suggest that the occasion for this issue was the signing of the Treaty of Brundisium between Octavian and Antony in October of 40 BC, which renewed their partnership and, for a time, staved off civil war between them. Estimate: 7500 USD |  |
