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Denarius - Mark Antony LEG III
| Issuer | Mark Antony (Roman Republic) |
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| Year | 32 BC - 31 BC |
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| Value | Denarius (1) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (32 BC - 31 BC) - Uncertain mint, moving with Mark Antony, 3rd legion |
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Struck in the months leading up to Actium, these legionary denarii were produced in a traveling mint accompanying Antony's forces — almost certainly in the eastern Mediterranean, possibly Greece or western Asia Minor. The series funded what was then one of the largest military mobilizations in Roman history, with individual issues assigned to each of Antony's legions. Legion III had served under him since his Parthian campaigns, and the coin's existence is a direct artifact of military payroll, not civic coinage in any conventional sense.
The silver content was notoriously debased relative to contemporary Republican issues, which explains why so many survived — later generations hoarded them despite official demonetization attempts under Augustus. Some examples circulated into the 1st century AD.