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Details
LOT 3591
Mark Antony and Octavia AE 'Dupondius'. Struck 38-37 BC. Uncertain mint in Syria.
'Fleet coinage'. L. Calpurnius Bibulus, praetor designatus. M • ANT(ligate) • IMP (MP ligate) • TER • COS • DES • IT[ER • ET • TER • III • VIR • R • P • C •], bare head of Antony to right [vis à vis bare head of Octavia to left] / [L BIBVLV]S • M • F • PR • DESIG, two galleys sailing to right; [caps of the Dioscuri above]; below, B (denomination mark). RPC I 4090; M. Amandry, "Le monnayage en bronze de Bibulus, Atratinus et Capito," SNR 65 (1986), pg. 78-79. Very Fine. Cut. Light green patina. Very rare.(9.33gr, 34mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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