Details
LOT 3087
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony AR Denarius. 44-30 BC.
Rome mint; struck 42 BC. Vibius Varus, moneyer. Bare head of Mark Antony to right, wearing short beard / C • VIBIVS VARVS, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding Victory with wreath in her right hand and cornucopia in her left. Crawford 494/32; CRI 149; Sydenham 1144; RSC 4; BMCRR Rome 4293-4; Kestner 3739-40; RBW -. Near Extremely Fine. Toned. Well-centred. Some surface blistering.(2.75gr, 17mm, 4h.).
Provenance
From Former Leo Benz (1906-1996) collection.
Ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt, Auktion 3, Bern, 19-20 April 1985, lot 472.
Ex Numismatik Lanz, Auktion 88 (Sammlung Leo Benz), Munich, 23 November 1998, lot 830.
Acquired from 51 gallery in 2015, lot 66.
Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich SA, Auction 15, 21 May 2022, lot 40.
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