Auction #17
Web Product ID: 3647
Estimate: $300.00
Final Sale Price: $369.60
Denomination: Denarius
Grade: VF toned
Reference: Crawford 544/12; Sydenham 1214; RSC 6  Mark Antony. 32-31 BC. AR Denarius (3.72 gm). ANT AVG III. VIR. R. P. C., Praetorian
  galley to the right / CHORTIS SPECVLATORVM, three legionary standards. Crawford
  544/12; Sydenham 1214; RSC 6. Toned, VF. Scarce. Estimate $300.  This type was issued at the same time as the legionary denarii, but this particular
  legend honors the Cohortes Speculatorum, i.e., the soldiers employed to carry
  dispatches and to accomplish executions. Normally ten such men were in each legion.
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