Brand Pt. 1 Zurich 1 July 82 4

Physical Description

• Axis: 8

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 8.12

Typological Description

Source: RRC 544/3

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 32 BCE - 31 BCE
• Denomination: Aureus
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Gold

• Authority

  • Issuer: Mark Antony
  • • State: Roman Republic

• Geographic

  • Mint: Uncertain value

• Obverse

  • Legend: ANT·AVG III·VIR·R·P·C
  • Type: Ship, right, with sceptre tied with fillet on prow. Border of dots.

• Reverse

  • Legend: LEG VI
  • Type: Aquila between two standards. Border of dots.

Administrative History

• Source

  • 1 Jul 1982: Virgil M. Brand Collection (Pt. 1) = Sotheby's (Zürich, Switzerland), 1 Jul 1982no. 4

Notes

• Schaefer Notes: ex O'Hagan 1908, 32 where wld as fake bot [bought] from Ch. Seltman 21 Jun 23; 55k SF. Dubious because: 1. Other LEG AV known to me are ≈ softly struck. 2 No decks only rowers [be]tween a big rudder + 1 [?]. 3 Beak is -⋜ + mid wale is not attached to hull. 4 Some oars lack end dot + are curved; bizarre for ancient engraving. And aplustre show several dots at end of features. All these are unattested on other LEG AR + AV except Peus 330, 1059 which has the same dies! Dies = Peus 330 (24 Apr 91), 1059 + Lanz 62 (26 Nov 92), 489 which are LEG V! I has been added to make VI and L is here [drawing of L with a serif at end of bottom bar] - unknown to Romans. Note d[ie] f[law]s above r. wingtip, inside V, + below dot before C on obv + above VI on obv. Was die retouched before striking AV?

Rights

• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States