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Marcus Antonius
"Legion XXII" The legend ANT AVG above the ship refers to the title Augur (priest) of Mark Antony, while the inscription below is an abbreviation of his position as a member of the Triumvirate (III VIR RPC, triumvir rei publicae constituendae, "Triumvir for the Restoration of the Republic"). The Triumvirate of Mark Antony, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was formed after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, but it did not last long.
The reverse depicts an aquila—the most important standard of the Roman Legion—positioned between two smaller standards. The legend LEG XXII refers to the 22nd Legion. Antony minted these coins in large quantities to pay his legions. The imagery on the obverse honors the fleet, while the reverse commemorates the land forces.
The twenty-second was another obscure Antonian legion which ceased to exist after Actium, with the surviving soldiers either being disbanded, or dispersed among other legions. Octavian's Legio XXII Deiotariana, on the other hand, was first created in 47 BC by the Galatian king Deiotaros (circa 62-40 BC), who modelled it after Roman prototypes. When Deiotaros' successor, Amyntas, died in battle in 25 BC, Octavian turned Galatia into a Roman province and incorporated Deiotaros' legion into the Roman army.
Denomination: Denarius, Ag
Obverse: Praetorian galley right, with scepter tied with fillet on prow, ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C
Reverse: Aquila between two signa, LEG XXII
Mint: Military mint moving with Mark Antony (Patrae?), 32-31 B.C.
Weight: 3,30 g
Diameter: 18mm
Provenance: Numismatik Naumann
Référence : Crawford 544/38
Collection : RES PUBLICA ROMANA 02 - Imperial