This denarius belongs to the remarkable period of the Second Triumvirate, struck in the immediate aftermath of the Treaty of Brundisium in October 40 BC — the agreement that divided the Roman world between Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus, and was sealed by Antony's marriage to Octavian's sister Octavia. The joint issue formalized a fragile peace that both men knew was temporary.
RRC 529/2 is attributed to a mint traveling with one of the triumvirs, almost certainly in the East with Antony or moving between Italy and the Greek-speaking provinces. Within a decade, the two men depicted here would be at war.
This denarius belongs to the remarkable period of the Second Triumvirate, struck in the immediate aftermath of the Treaty of Brundisium in October 40 BC — the agreement that divided the Roman world between Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus, and was sealed by Antony's marriage to Octavian's sister Octavia. The joint issue formalized a fragile peace that both men knew was temporary.
RRC 529/2 is attributed to a mint traveling with one of the triumvirs, almost certainly in the East with Antony or moving between Italy and the Greek-speaking provinces. Within a decade, the two men depicted here would be at war.