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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     76003262      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     M. Antonius (Marc Antony) Date Ruled:     32-31 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 32-31 Weight:     3.64 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ANT. AVG. III. VIR. R. P. C Obverse Description:     Quinquereme right Reverse Legend:     CHORTIS SPECVLATORVM Reverse Description:     Three signa, decorated with wreaths and rostra Mint:     Patrae(?) Primary Reference:     Crawford 544/12 Reference2:     RSC 6 Reference3:     Sydenham 1214 Reference4:     CRI 386 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=109802 Grade:     VF, toned, light V graffito under tone on obverse Notes:     Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 3262 Rare. From the John A. Seeger Collection.One of the rarest of the legionary series is this denarius which pays tribute to Mark Antony’s “spies.” The speculatores are first mentioned in Caesar’s Commentarii on his campaigns in Gaul. There, they took on a specifically "intelligence” role and sometimes infiltrated the enemy. Mark Antony formed these men, who had earlier been seconded from time to time out of the legions, into a permanently separate body. As time progressed, these individuals became an indispensable part of the government, gathering information not only about external, but also about internal, enemies of the state.

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