Antony and Octavian

Antony and Octavian
Gold aureus of Mark Antony, Ephesus, spring-summer 41 B.C.
   
Obv. M ANT IMP AVG IIIVIR R P C M BARBAT Q P; Bare head of Mark Antony r.
Rev. CAESAR IMP PONT III VIR R P C; Bare head of Octavian r.

   

   RRC 517/1a; CRI 242; BMCRR East 98; Cohen (Antony and Octavian) 7; Calicó 109
Note: This coin was issued by one of Antony's principal lieutenants, Marcus Barbatius Pollio, who minted as Antony's financial officer, quaestor pro praetor (Q P).
   
Picture credit: Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG (Auction 97), 12.12.2016, lot 53

 
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