Mark Antony, 44-30 BC. Denarius (Silver, 21 mm, 3.94 g, 9 h), with Lucius Antony and M. Cocceius Nerva, quaestor pro praetore, Ephesus, summer 41. [M ANT IMP] AVG•III•VIR•R•P•C•M•NERVA•PRO•Q P Bare head of Mark Antony to right; behind, jug. Rev. [L ANT]ONIVS COS Bare head of Lucius Antony to right. Babelon (Antonia) 48 and (Cocceia) 2. Crawford 517/5c. RBW -. Sydenham 1186. Fresh and with a particularly impressive portrait of Lucius. Struck slightly off center and with light marks, otherwise, extremely fine.


Lucius Antony supported his older brother Mark in various commands in the turbulent years following Caesar's assassination and even celebrated a triumph for his victory against Alpine tribes in 41 BC. In 40 BC, Octavian appointed Lucius to governor of Spain, but he subsequently disappears from all sources, indicating that he died soon thereafter.