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DR-838 | Crawford: 522/4
Lucius Munatius Plancus / Marcus Antonius
Lucius Munatius Plancus / Marcus Antonius


Gens: Antonia / Munatia
Moneyer: Lucius Munatius Plancus / Marcus Antonius
Date and mint: 40 BC - ?


Obverse: lituo and Jug. Dotted border.
Legend: M ANTON IMP AVG III VIR R P C

Reverse: Lightning, Jug and Caduceus. Dotted border.
Legend: L PLANCVS IMP ITER

Comment: The obverse of this coin refers to the position of Augur and pontiff that Mark Antony held. The ray that appears on the reverse is considered the emblem of Antioch, the caduceus refers to commerce and the praefericulo recalls the symbol of the college of Epulo of which the author of this denarius was a member

Provenance: Leu Numismatik AG (2023)
Price: 4,735
522/4
522/4
Image courtesy of: Leu Numismatik AG

Other references

Crawford: 522/4
DR: 838
BMCRR (Grueber): Este 118
B (Babelon): Antonia 57 Munatia 4
RSC (Seaby): Marco Antonio 22
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): Marco Antonio 29
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 1470
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: 255
CRR (Sydenham): 1191
Cal (Calicó): 1031
RBW: 1807
Other authors: Cohen 22

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