{"product_id":"907026-coin-mark-antony-and-octavian-aureus-43-bc-traveling-mint-extremely-rare","title":"Mark Antony \u0026 Octavian, Aureus, 43 BC, Itinerant mint, Extremely rare, Gold","description":"\u003cp id=\"head\"\u003eHead of M. Antonius, right, bearded; behind, lituus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverse\"\u003eHead of Octavian, right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"comment\"\u003eAn extremely rare and sought-after aureus! Struck by Mark Antony at the end of 43 BC, it depicts him and his fellow triumvir Octavian, the future Augustus. This coin, minted in an itinerant workshop probably in Cisalpine Gaul, is a simple representation, but one charged with historical significance with this association of the two portraits of Caesar's heirs, just after their agreement with Lepidus, the third triumvir, which sealed their opposition to the assassins of Caesar, killed the previous year, in 44 BC, by a plot organised by Bruttus and Cassius, at the head of these conspirators, but also in the Senate, with Mark Antony and Lepidus declared public enemies. \r\nEx Numismatica Ars Classica 51, 2009, lot 99.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"headCaption\"\u003eM·ANTONIVS·III·VIR·R·P·C\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverseCaption\"\u003eC·CAESAR·III·VIR·R·P·C\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"weight\"\u003e7.95 gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cdma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43544574165221,"sku":"907026","price":50900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1655\/7029\/products\/907026A.jpg?v=1705598709","url":"https:\/\/www.numiscorner.com\/products\/907026-coin-mark-antony-and-octavian-aureus-43-bc-traveling-mint-extremely-rare","provider":"Numiscorner.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}