| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXIX | Auction date: 13 January 2026 |
| Lot number: 657 Price realized: 16,000 USD (Approx. 13,698 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. Mark Antony. Early 42 BC. AR Quinarius (13mm, 1.78 g, 3h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Winged bust of Victory right, with the likeness of Fulvia; III • VIR • R • P • C / Lion walking right; ANTONI above, IMP in exergue, A to left, XLI[ to right (= 41, Antony's age at time of issue). Crawford 489/6; CRI 126 (this coin illustrated); Sydenham 1163; Lyon 3; King 76; RSC 3 (Fulvia); RBW 1713. Deeply toned. Near EF. From the Barry N. Rightman Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (18 July 1990), lot 277. Fulvia was first married to P. Clodius, the Roman firebrand. After his violent death in 52 BC, she married C. Scribonius Curio, who likewise met an untimely end in Africa. She married Mark Antony in 44 BC, and became an outspoken defender of his interests in Rome while he campaigned in the east (and enjoyed the attentions of Cleopatra). By 40 BC, Fulvia's strident attacks on Octavian had provoked a reaction, and she had to flee first to southern Italy and then to Greece. She met Antony at Athens, where he upbraided her for antagonizing Octavian when he was trying to maintain a semblance of cordial relations. Fulvia died at Sicyon shortly thereafter. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
