DR-907 | Crawford: 545/1
Marcus Antonius / D. Turillius
Marcus Antonius / D. Turillius

Gens: Antonia / Turillia
Moneyer: Marcus Antonius / D. Turillius
Date and mint: 31 BC - ?


Obverse: Bust of Mark Antony, right. Dotted border.
Legend: M ANTONIVS AVG IMP IIII COS TERT III VIR R P C

Reverse: Victoria standing on left, holding crown tied with fillet in right hand and palm branch on left shoulder with left hand. Border with laurel wreath.
Legend: D TVR

Comment: This may be the last denarius minted by Marco António. It so happens that he appears here as COS III, a consulate that he never obtained. The person in charge of minting this coin was Decimus Turillus, so we consider it to be from the Turillia family. This individual was one of Caesar's assassins, he went from being questor of Cassius to prefect of Marco António. After the battle of Actium he was taken prisoner by Augustus and sent to Kos where, with his execution, Caesar's assassination was closed.

Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2013)
Price: 4,865 €