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Mark Antony and Octavia, Cistophoric Tetradrachm, Epheseus [Ionia], 39 BC, head of Mark Antony head right, wreathed in ivy as if Dionysus m antonivs imp cos desig iter et tert, rev. Cista Mystica flanked by serpents, head of Octavia above, iii vir rpc on either side, 11.66g/12h (RPC 2201; CRI 262; RSC 2). Very fine, attractive grey-golden toning £300-£400 --- Provenance: Bt D. Miller 1988 In its original form the Cistophoric coinage was conspicuously unregal in its appearance. Created under the Attalid kings as a sort of pseudo-federal issue, it eschewed showing, or even naming, the current ruling monarch so as to cleverly protect Greek sensibilities around civic liberty and autonomy. This subtlety was clearly lost on Mark Antony, who saw the coinage of Asia Minor as an appropriate vehicle to promote not only his political position and his recent marriage to Octavia, bust also his quasi-divine status as the ‘New Dionysus’
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Mark Antony and Octavia, Cistophoric Tetradrachm, Epheseus [Ionia], 39 BC, head of Mark Antony head right, wreathed in ivy as if Dionysus m antonivs imp cos desig iter et tert, rev. Cista Mystica flanked by serpents, head of Octavia above, iii vir rpc on either side, 11.66g/12h (RPC 2201; CRI 262; RSC 2). Very fine, attractive grey-golden toning £300-£400 --- Provenance: Bt D. Miller 1988 In its original form the Cistophoric coinage was conspicuously unregal in its appearance. Created under the Attalid kings as a sort of pseudo-federal issue, it eschewed showing, or even naming, the current ruling monarch so as to cleverly protect Greek sensibilities around civic liberty and autonomy. This subtlety was clearly lost on Mark Antony, who saw the coinage of Asia Minor as an appropriate vehicle to promote not only his political position and his recent marriage to Octavia, bust also his quasi-divine status as the ‘New Dionysus’
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