Marcus Antonius AR Quinarius, Lugdunum mint, Fulvia

Marcus Antonius - AR Quinarius Late summer-autumn 43 BC.  (13mm, 1.82 g, 5h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Winged bust of Victory (with likeness of Fulvia) right / Lion advancing right on ground line; retrograde and inverted DVNI above; LVGV in exergue; A to left, XL to right. Crawford 489/5; CRI 122; King 75; Lyon 2; RPC 512; RSC 4 (Fulvia); Sydenham 1160; Kestner 3717; BMCRR Gaul 40.

Lustrous tones and exceptional well preserved for this rare and difficult issue. This coin is described and pictured (number 44) in RPC: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/512

Marcus Antonius † 30 v. Chr.

Fulvia † 40 v. Chr. 

Provenance from the collection of a Hanseatic Roman friend; Exemplar from the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection; Kunker Auktion, Nr. 121;  CNG Triton XVI, New York 2013, Nr. 931; Auction Varesi 52, Pavia 2008, Nr. 63.

Referenz : Bab. 32; BMC 40; Crawford 489/5; Sear 122; Syd. 1160; King 75; RPC I, 512

Quelle : https://issuu.com/cngcoins/docs/cng_virt...

Sammlung : Roman Imperatorial collection