Crawford 544/26, Marc Antony, for Legio XII (Antiqua), Patras mint (?), 32-31 BC., Denarius.

Marcus Antonius, for Legio XII (Antiqua), Patras mint (?), 32-31 BC.,
Denarius (17-18 mm / 3.30 g),
Obv.: above: [ANT AVG] , below: III VIR R P C , praetorian galley right with scepter tied with fillet on prow.
Rev.: LEG - XII , Aquila (legionary eagle) between two military standards.
Crawf. 544/26 ; Syd. 1230 ; RSC 41 ; Bab. 119 ; BMC 204; Sear 365 .

Most likely minted in Patrae, Marc Antony's winter headquarters. Legio XII Fulminata ("wielder of the thunderbolt"), also known as Paterna, Victrix, Antiqua, Certa Constans, and Galliena, was a Roman legion, levied by Julius Caesar in 58 BC and which accompanied him during the Gallic wars until 49 BC. The unit was still guarding the Euphrates River crossing near Melitene at the beginning of the 5th century. The legion's emblem was a thunderbolt (fulmen). The Twelfth legion, as it is perhaps better known, fought in the Battle against the Nervians, and probably also in the Siege of Alesia. The Twelfth fought at the Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC), when Caesar defeated Pompey. After Caesar won the civil war, the legion was named Victrix, and enlisted in 43 BC by Lepidus and Mark Anthony. Mark Anthony led the Twelfth, renamed XII Antiqua ("of consolidated quality") during his campaign against the Parthian Empire.
During the latest part of Augustus' principality, XII Fulminata served in Syria, camping at Raphana.