Lot 1075

Sale 57 · Important Australian & World Coins, Military Medals & Banknotes

Description

Mark Antony and Octavia, (40-32 B.C.), silver cistophorus, Pergamun mint, issued c.39 B.C., (11.6 grams), obv. laureate head of Mark Antony to right, around M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, rev. Octavia head to right on cista mystica between two interlaced serpents, [III VIR] R P C around, (S.433, BMC 133, B.60, Syd. 1197). Very good and scarce.

This and the next lot were issues probably struck to commemorate the marriage of Mark Antony and Octavia.

Estimate
$300
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$340