Mark Antony, as Triumvir and Imperator (43-31 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3h). NGC Fine. Obverse die signed by 'P.' Athens, 32 BC. M. Junius Silanus, quaestor pro consul. Bare head of Mark Antony right; in hair behind ear, small P / ANTONIVS/AVG IMP III in two lines. Crawford 542/2. HCRI 347. Sydenham 1209. RSC 2. The carefully concealed letter "P" behind the ear of Antony's portrait represents the only known example of an artist's signature on a Roman Republican coin. The letter went unnoticed by numismatists for centuries before it was recognized in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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