*AAH* Mark Antony and Octavia. Cistophoric Tetradrachm Start Price USD 0.99 Current Price USD 513.58 Time Left - Bid Count 21 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 21, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location Ancient Auction House See more about '*AAH* Mark Antony and Octavia. Cistophoric Tetradrachm' Description Ancient Auction House presents a GENUINE ANCIENT COIN OF   *AAH* Mark Antony and Octavia. Cistophoric Tetradrachm *AAH* Mark Antony and Octavia. Cistophoric Tetradrachm Mark Antony and Octavia. 39 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (Ephesus mint. Obv: M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT Conjoined heads of Mark Antony, wearing ivy-wreath, and Octavia right / Rev: Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus, on cista mystica flanked by two interlaced snakes with heads erect. RPC I 2202; CRI 263; Sydenham 1198; RSC 3. VF, toned, granular surfaces, areas of corrosion on reverse. Shortly after the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, cracks began to appear in the Second Triumvirate. Antony's affair with Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, and his designs on Rome's eastern holdings, prompted Octavian to formulate a binding agreement that would buy him time. At Brundisium a pact was signed, bringing about a reconciliation and some semblance of peace. As a condition of this reconciliation, Antony was married to Octavian's widowed sister, Octavia. She stayed with him in Athens while he continued to prepare for a war against Parthia, and where, in 39 BC, he was associated with the "New Dionysus". In 37 BC, she helped negotiate the Pact of Tarentum, which renewed the triumvirate until 33 BC. Antony by this time, however, had renewed his affair with Cleopatra. He remained in the East, where he married the queen, and subsequently fathered several children. In 32 BC, as a renewal of civil war became imminent, Antony divorced Octavia. After Antony's death, Octavia, known for her loyalty and nobility, brought Antony's surviving children to Rome to live with her. 11.0 g.   Ancient Auction House YOUR source to BUY and SELL COINS Why buy and sell coins with Ancient Auction House:  1) Real Time Market value prices. 2) Over 100,000 transactions just on eBay with over 50,000 POSITIVE FEEDBACKS. 3) One to seven ratio of repeat customers!!! 4) Most detailed descriptions of items on the market. 5) Third party authentication certifications.   All coins sold by us can be sent for authentication and certification by a third  party. Here are some well known and respected names in the business we recommend: David R. Sear One of the most respected authorities in the field of ancient coins.  Author of over 10  catalogs and books  related to ancient coins which can be seen at: David R. 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