| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61413 | Auction date: 4 November 2024 |
| Lot number: 24109 Price realized: 2,000 USD (Approx. 1,844 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients Marc Antony (43-30 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.74 gm, 5h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Legionary issue, mint traveling 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-V, aquila right between two standards. Crawford 544/18. RSC 32. Raised by Julius Caesar in 52 BC from enfranchised Gauls, the Fifth Legion soon won the nickname Alaudae, or "Larks," probably due to the distinctive Gallic feather crests worn on the soldier's helmets. They fought on Caesar's side in nearly all the important battles of the Civil Wars, including Pharsalus, Thapsus, and Munda, and backed Marc Antony and Octavian against Caesar's assassins at Philippi. Stationed at Xanten, Germania during the early Empire, the Larks were destroyed by the Dacians at the Battle of Tapae in AD 86. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-marc-antony-43-30-bc-ar-denarius-19mm-374-gm-5h-ngc-auand-9733-5-5-5-5/a/61413-24109.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61413-11042024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
