Roman silver coin; -- Roman Republic Ar Denarius. Mark Antony Silver Legionary Denarius 32 - 31 BC. Obverse; ANT - AUG 111 vir. rpc (ANT AVG III VIR R P C) (Antonii auguris, tresviri rei publicae constituendae/[coin of]" Antony, augur and one of the Triumvirs for organising the Republic) Praetorian galley Reverse; Legionary eagle between two standards Inscription Leg IV. Issued before the naval Battle of Actium in 31BC and used to pay the legions and fleet. Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian, eventually leading to his title of Augustus. The legionary denarii were the largest issue of silver coinage produced in the late Republican period
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