Mark Antony I

This coin was the first to bear Antony's portrait. Struck 
shortly after Caesar's assassination on the Ides of March, 
44 BC, Antony is depicted unshaven, a sign of mourning
for the slain dictator.

Mark Antony. 44 BC. AR Denarius (3.41 gm). P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer.
Veiled head of Antony right; capis behind, lituus before / P. SEPVLLIVS
above, MACER below, horseman riding right with two horses, whip in right
hand; wreath and palm behind. Crawford 480/22; Sear 142; Sydenham 1077;
BMCRR 4178; RSC 74. Toned EF, small banker's mark well 
hidden in veil. Rare type.

From Triton II (CNG/Freeman & Sear/NAC, 1-2 December 1998), 
lot 734, realized $1495 with buyer's fee.