Crawford 489/6, Marc Antony and Fulvia, Lugdunum, 43-42 BC., Quinarius.
Marc Antony and Fulvia, Lugdunum, 43-42 BC.,
Quinarius (12-13 mm / 1.77 g),
Obv.: III·VIR·R·P·C , winged, draped bust of Fulvia as Victory r.
Rev.: ANTONI , Lion walking r.; at sides, A – XL[I]. In exergue, IMP.
Crawf. 489/6 ; BMCRR Gaul 48 ; Bab. Antonia 32 ; Syd. 1163 ; RPC 513 ; Sear Imperators 126 ; Coh. Fulvia 3 .
Rare, RPC lists 32 known dies, 14/15 were known to Crawford
Fulvia, Antony's third wife, had been married twice previously, to a powerful Roman aristocrat and to Gaius Scribonius Curio Jr., one of Caesar's most active lieutenants. She was the active force behind the ruthless proscriptions in 43 BC issued by the Caesareans. After Caesar's death she turned against Octavian who was to have married her daughter Claudia. After the "Perusian War" in which she supported her brother-inlaw, she was forced to flee to Greece where she died in 40 BC. Aside from an issue from Eumeneia (Fulvia) in Phrygia and two issues of quinarii in Lugdunum, there are no further coins bearing her portrait in existence. The Roman number XLI ( =41 ) shows the actual age of Marc Antony at the coin´s issue. ---- Die Zahl XLI ( =41 ) gibt das damalige Alter des Marcus Antonius an.