Oslo Myntgalleri AS > Auction 37Auction date: 25 November 2023
Lot number: 1691

Price realized: 4,600 NOK   (Approx. 430 USD / 393 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Marcus Antonius, Autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. AR denarius (3,67 g). Legionary type. Patrae mint ?. Praetorian galley sailing right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XX across lower field. Clear and attractively toned., Crawford 544/36, RSC 57, Grade: 1+, Purchased from Numisma Mynthandel in April 2015

Starting price: 2000 NOK

Match 1:
Eid Mar Auctions GmbH > Auction 1Auction date: 16 December 2023
Lot number: 338

Price realized: 30 EUR   (Approx. 33 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Roman Republican
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.47 g.). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right; ANT • AVG above, III VIR • R • P • C below. Rev. Aquila between two signa; LEG VI across lower field. Crawford 544/19; CRI 356; Sydenham 1223; RSC 33; Somewhat like chopped surfaces, otherwise Fine.

Estimate: 25 EUR

Starting price: 20 EUR

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 642

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.35 g, 11h). Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right; ANT • AVG above, III • VIR • R • P • C below / Aquila between two signa; LEG XVI across lower field. Crawford 544/31; CRI 372; Sydenham 1236; RSC 48; BMCRR East 211; Kestner 3860; RBW –. Old cabinet toning, areas of weak strike, scratches. EF.

From the Collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXX (11 June 1994), lot 283.

Not to be confused with a similar legion under the command of Octavian, this Antonian legion was either disbanded or incorporated into another legion after Actium.

Estimate: 750 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126Auction date: 28 May 2024
Lot number: 635

Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot
Lot description:


The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.78 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XX across lower field. Crawford 544/36; CRI 380; Sydenham 1243; RSC 57; RBW 1848. Toned, minor porosity. Near EF. Fine style.

Ex Pat Coyle Collection (Goldberg 69, 29 May 2012), lot 3476; CNG inventory 928434 (August 2012); Classical Numismatic Review XX/2 Supplement (Summer 1995), no. 288; Crédit de la Bourse (19 April 1995), lot 1209.


Estimate: 750 USD

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 637

Price realized: 3,000 USD   (Approx. 2,748 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.48 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right; ANT • AVG above, III • VIR • R • P • C below / Aquila between two signa; LEG VII across lower field. Crawford 544/20; CRI 357; Sydenham 1224; RSC 34; BMCRR East 198; Kestner 3849; FFC 38 (this coin); RBW 1842. Lightly toned, a couple of tiny die flaws. Choice EF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLVI.2 (Summer 2021), no. 576421; Alba Longa Collection (Aureo & Calico 339, 14 November 2019), lot 1109; Ponterio 80 (29 March 1996), lot 309.

Antony's Legio VII was founded by Julius Caesar at the outset of his Gallic campaign, circa 58 BC, and remained loyal to him throughout the heavy fighting and civil conflict that followed. Its first cognomen, Paterna, derives from Caesar's title of Pater Patriae ("father of the fatherland"). Caesar disbanded his seventh circa 45 BC and settled them near Capua, but after the Ides of March 44 BC, it was evidently reconstituted in "split" form, as were several other Caesarian legions, with one Legio VII joining Mark Antony's force in the east and the other supporting his triumviral partner and later rival, Octavian, in Italy. Thus the civil war of 32-31 BC saw two Legio VIIs serving on opposite sides, but the failure of Antony's fleet at Actium meant they never faced each other in the field. After Actium, Antony's Legio VII was evidently disbanded entirely while Octavian's went on to become the long-serving Legio VII Claudia Pia Fidelis.

Estimate: 2000 USD

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 553Auction date: 3 January 2024
Lot number: 452

Price realized: 250 USD   (Approx. 226 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.08 g, 8h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XXI across lower field. Crawford 544/37; CRI 381; Sydenham 1244; RSC 58; RBW –. Toned, minor obverse doubling, small banker's mark, a few scratches. VF.

Ex Raintree Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 481, 2 December 2020), lot 516; purchased from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd.


Estimate: 200 USD

Match 6:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560Auction date: 17 April 2024
Lot number: 648

Price realized: 190 USD   (Approx. 179 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.72 g, 1h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XXI across lower field. Crawford 544/37; CRI 381; Sydenham 1244; RSC 58; RBW –. Toned, find patina, scratches, large reverse scrape, some edge loss, edge test cut and filing. VF.

From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2021 (10 May 2021), lot 1147; Sotheby's (1 December 1976), lot 448 (part of).


Estimate: 100 USD