Mark Antony, 44-30 BC. Denarius (Silver, 16 mm, 3.77 g, 6 h), military mint moving with Mark Antony (Patrae?), 32-31. ANT AVG - III VIR•R•P•C Galley right, with scepter tied with fillet on prow. Rev. LEG III Aquila between two signa. Babelon (Antonia) 106. Crawford 544/15. CRI 350. RBW 1839. Sydenham 1217. Sharply struck and fully lustrous, an exceptional piece. Struck on a slightly short flan and with a tiny banker's mark on the reverse, otherwise, virtually as struck.


Two legions are referenced as one on the reverse of this coin, namely Legio III Gallica, created by Caesar in 49-48 BC, which is known to have served with Mark Antony, and Legio III Cyrenaica, raised by Antony himself.