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Denarius of Mark Antony

Roman (Artist)
41 BCE (Roman Republican)
silver; struck

Obverse: Head of Mark Antony, bare, right. Reverse: Head of Lucius Antonius, bare, right.
The Marcus (Cocceius) Nerva named in the inscription would have held the rank of Praetorian Proquaestor (PRO Q P). As such, he would have handled the financial aspects of Antony’s affairs in the east and may have been responsible for minting this coin.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] M(arcus) ANT(onius) IMP(erator) AVG(ustus) III VIR R(ei) P(ublicae) C(onstituendae) M(arcus) NERVA PRO Q(uaestor) P(raetore) [Translation] Marcus Antonius, imperator, Augustus, Triumvir for the restoration of the Republic; Marcus [Cocceius] Nerva, praetorian proquaestor [Inscription, Latin; reverse] L(ucius) ANTONIVS CO(n)S(ul) [Translation] Lucius Antonius, consul

Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Turkey, Ephesus (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 3/4 in. (1.96 cm); axis: 10:00

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.577

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