Nomos AG, 75
Mark Antony. 32-31 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.81 g, 6h). Legionary issue. Patrae (?) mint. ANT • AVG III VIR • R • P • C, praetorian galley right / LEG VI, aquila right between two signa. Crawford 544/19; CRI 356; Sydenham 1223; Kestner 3848; BMCRR East 197; RSC 33. Superb EF, toned.
Raised in 52 BC by Caesar in Cisalpine Gaul, the legio VI Ferrata served with him in Spain and at Pharsalus, Alexandria, and Zela. Released in 47 AD, it was again recalled, serving at Munda in 45 BC. Reconstituted by Lepidus in 44 BC, it served under Antony at Philippi and the East, participating in the triumvir's Parthian campaign.
