Marc Antony, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.41 gm, 7h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Legionary issue, mint moving with Antony in Greece (Aegae or Patrae), 32-31 BC. ANT•AVG• / III•VIR•R•P•C, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet / LEG-XVII, aquila right between two signa. Crawford 544/32. Sydenham 1237. From the Rockport Collection. Privately purchased from Heritage Auctions in the 1980s. Sold with original custom holder listing older catalog references. Legio XVII was raised by Octavian ca. 41 BC, likely to combat Sextus Pompey. Following the defeat of Antony at the Battle of Actium, it was sent to Xanten.

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