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Description: | Silver Roman legionary denarius of Marcus Antonius or Mark Antony, c.32-31 BC, LEG VIII type, Eastern mint, BMRC 200.These coins were struck by Mark Antony for the use of his fleet and legions when he was preparing for the struggle with Octavius, which culminated in the Battle of Actium on the 2nd of September, 31 BC (Grueber, 1970, 526).Similar to an example illustrated in Coins of the Roman Republican in the British Museum (Grueber, 1970), Volumes II & III, on page 528, No.200, Plate CXVI, Fig.8.
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