| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33235 Price realized: 1,150 USD (Approx. 1,056 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Marc Antony, as Imperator and Triumvir (ca. 43-30 BC). AR denarius (17mm, 3.79 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Legionary issue, mint moving with Antony in Greece (Aegae or Patrae), 32-31 BC. ANT•AVG / III•VIR•R•P•C, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet / LEG-II, aquila right between two standards. Crawford 544/14. Sydenham 1216. Bright flashing example of this popular type. The legion possibly represented on this coin was Legio II Augusta. It was founded around 43 BC, and swore allegiance to Octavian after the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, and remained in his service through the Battle of Actium. Afterward, it was apparently dissolved between 30-14 BC, and soon after reformed as the new Legio II Augusta. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-marc-antony-as-imperator-and-triumvir-ca-43-30-bc-ar-denarius-17mm-379-gm-7h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-/a/3114-33235.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 31048 Price realized: 23,000 USD (Approx. 21,397 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Cleopatra VII and Marc Antony, as Rulers of the East (37-30 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 15.09 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 2/5. Syria, Antioch, 36 BC. ΒΑCΙΛΙCCΑ ΚΛЄΟΠΑΤΡΑ ΘЄΑ ΝЄwΤЄΡΑ, diademed bust of Cleopatra VII right, seen from front, hair in cornrows, wearing pendant earring, beaded necklaces, and embroidered dress / ΑΝΤwΝΙΟC ΑΥΤΟΚPΑΤwΡ ΤΡΙΤΟΝ ΤΡΙwΝ ΑΝΔΡwΝ, bare head of Marc Antony right. RPC I 4094. McAlee 174. Prieur 27. BMC 53. HGC 9, 1361. This coin is a phenomenal representation of its type, showcasing crisp portraits of the star-crossed lovers. Well-centered and adorned with beautiful toning, it is truly a delightful piece. The last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt, Cleopatra VII was born in 69 BC and succeeded her father Ptolemy XII Auletes in 51 BC. She soon faced a succession crisis: Her weak-willed younger brother and co-ruler, Ptolemy XIII, was dominated by a circle of courtiers who feared Cleopatra's keen intellect and resolute will. Consequently, they ousted and exiled her in 48 BC, shortly before the Roman general Pompey the Great arrived in Alexandria fresh from his defeat by Julius Caesar at the battle of Pharsalus. Ptolemy ordered Pompey's murder, but this only outraged Caesar, who showed up days later and occupied the royal palace. Cleopatra had herself wrapped in a carpet and smuggled into Caesar's presence for a meeting. This display of spunk by the nubile 20-year-old enchanted the dictator. The two likely became lovers that night, and Caesar's bitter Alexandrine War, which ended in the defeat and death of Ptolemy XIII, was fought on her behalf. Caesar tarried a while longer in Egypt while Cleopatra conceived and bore him a son. Caesar returned to Rome in 47 BC and summoned Cleopatra to join him the following year. She was thus in Rome when Caesar was murdered on 15 March 44 BC. Returning to Alexandria, she was summoned to meet the Triumvir Marc Antony at Tarsus in 41 BC. Once again, a powerful Roman succumbed to Cleopatra's charms, and within a year she had borne Antony twins, a boy and a girl. In 37 BC, Cleopatra provided money and supplies in support of Antony's abortive invasion of Parthia and a punitive raid on Armenia the following year. Antony's adoption of "barbaric" Egyptian customs, his increasing dependence on Cleopatra and his promise to bestow most of Rome's eastern possessions upon her and her children led his partner in power, Octavian, to declare war in 32 BC. Antony fought a lethargic campaign and suffered a heavy naval defeat at Actium in September, 31 BC, after which he and Cleopatra fled to Egypt. On Octavian's approach in 30 BC, Antony committed suicide and Cleopatra followed suit days later, utilizing the poisonous bite of the sacred asp. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-cleopatra-vii-and-marc-antony-as-rulers-of-the-east-37-30-bc-ar-tetradrachm-26mm-1509-gm-12h-ngc-c/a/3115-31048.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 15000-25000 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 32229 Price realized: 700 USD (Approx. 651 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Marc Antony, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (17mm, 3.92 gm, 7h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5. Legionary issue, mint moving with Antony in Greece (Aegae or Patrae), 32-31 BC. ANT•AVG / III•VIR•R•P•C, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet / LEG-XI, aquila flanked by standard on either side. Crawford 544/25. Sydenham 1229. Bright backlit luster shines from lovely toned surfaces. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-marc-antony-as-imperator-and-triumvir-43-30-bc-ar-denarius-17mm-392-gm-7h-ngc-choice-xf-4-5-4-5/a/3115-32229.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33238 Price realized: 1,300 USD (Approx. 1,194 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Marc Antony, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.82 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 5/5. Legionary issue, mint moving with Antony in Greece (Aegae or Patrae), ca. 32-31 BC. ANT•AVG / III•VIR•R•P•C, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet / LEG-VI, aquila between two standards. Crawford 544/19. Sydenham 1223. Antonia 111. Gleaming and glittering surfaces that highlight its smoky grey toning. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-marc-antony-as-imperator-and-triumvir-43-30-bc-ar-denarius-18mm-382-gm-6h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-5-5/a/3114-33238.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33234 Price realized: 1,600 USD (Approx. 1,470 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Marc Antony, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.54 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 2/5 - 3/5. Legionary issue, mint moving with Antony in Greece (Aegae or Patrae), 32-31 BC. ANT•AVG / III•VIR•R•P•C, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet / CHORTIS•SPECVLATORVM, three standards, each decorated with wreaths and rostra. Crawford 544/12. Sydenham 1214. Antonia 103. Flashy, argent surfaces with crisp designs despite areas of softer strike. One of the rarest of the legionary series, the Cohortes Speculatorum were some of the best naval soldiers formed into a unit whose main role was to accompany Antony, serving essentially as personal guards and spies. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-marc-antony-as-imperator-and-triumvir-43-30-bc-ar-denarius-20mm-354-gm-11h-ngc-choice-xf-2-5-3-5/a/3114-33234.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 32233 Price realized: 2,800 USD (Approx. 2,605 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Octavian, as Sole Imperator (43-33 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.67 gm, 7h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5 Uncertain Italian mint (Brundisium and Rome?), ca. 30-29 BC. Bare head of Octavian right; linear border / IMP•CAESAR, quadriga facing atop triumphal arch with inscribed architrave; linear border. RIC I 267. A sharp and youthful portrait of a young Octavian with bright remnant luster. Ex Economopoulos Numismatics, private sale with old dealer's tag included; the Guynn Collection; Nilus Coins, private sale with old dealer's tag included. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-octavian-as-sole-imperator-43-33-bc-ar-denarius-19mm-367-gm-7h-ngc-choice-xf-4-5-4-5/a/3115-32233.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
