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Auction: 4013 - Ancient, English, Foreign and Islamic Coins
Lot: 56

Marcus Aurelius (A. D. 161-180), and Lucius Verus (A.D. 161-169), AR Denarius, Restored issue of Mark Antony, A.D. 168-9, galley left, antonivs avgvr iii vir rpc, rev. antoninvs et vervs avg rest, Aquila between two standards, leg vi in field (RIC 443; RSC 83; RCV 5236), very fine Estimate £ 120-150 provenance: Italo Vecchi, Auction 16, 9 October 1999, lot 478 Although the reasons for this restoration issue are uncertain, it has been suggested that it perhaps commemorates the 200th anniversary of the battle of Actium

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