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Marcus Antonius / Lucius Pinarius Scarpus
Marcus Antonius / Lucius Pinarius Scarpus


Gens: Antonia / Pinaria
Moneyer: Marcus Antonius / Lucius Pinarius Scarpus
Date and mint: 31 BC - ?


Obverse: Bust of Jupiter Ammon, right. Dotted border.
Legend: M ANTO COS III IMP IIII

Reverse: Right victory, holding crown in right and palm branch over left shoulder with left. Dotted border.
Legend: ANTONIO / AVG SCARPVS IM / P

Comment: The Author of this denarius was M. Antonio's lieutenant, whom he betrayed by denying him refuge. He joined Augustus and was appointed governor of Libya. This denarius is supposedly minted in Cyrenaica because Jupiter Ammon was highly worshiped there.

Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2013)
Price: 6,850
546/2a
546/2a
Image courtesy of: Numismatica Ars Classica

Other references

Crawford: 546/2a
DR: 910
BMCRR (Grueber): Cyrenaica 2
B (Babelon): Pinaria 9 Antonia 98
RSC (Seaby): Marco Antonio 1
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): Marco Antonio 1
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 1486
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: 390
CRR (Sydenham): 1280
Cal (Calicó): 1093
RBW:
Other authors: Cohen 1

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