223, Lot: 397. Estimate $200. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Mark Antony and Octavia. Summer-autumn 39 BC. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 10.82 g, 1h). Ephesus mint. Head of Antony right, wearing ivy wreath; lituus below; all within wreath of ivy and flowers / Draped bust of Octavia right above cista, flanked by coiled snakes. RPC I 2201; CRI 262; Sydenham 1197; RSC 2. Fine, toned, some scratches and encrustation.