Classical Numismatic Group > Mail Bid Sale 58 | Auction date: 19 September 2001 |
Lot number: 1070 | |
Lot description: Estimate $1500 MARK ANTONY and OCTAVIA. Achaea. 38-37 BC. Æ Dupondius (15.15 gm). Uncertain mint in Syria. L. Calpurnius Bibulus, praetor designatus. Bare head of Antony right vis à vis bare head of Octavia right; C/m: uncertain monogram, perhaps ANT, within incuse circle / Two ships sailing right; caps of the Dioscuri above, B below. RPC I 4090; Sear CRI 275; M. Amandry, "Le monnayage en bronze de Bibulus, Atratinus et Capito," SNR 66 (1987), pg. 78-79; Howgego -. Fine, dark brown, almost black, patina. Very Rare. ($1500) |