COIN (ROMAN)
A complete Roman Republican silver denarius of Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius); LEG X; Eagle (Aquila) between two standards; Travelling mint, 32/31BC. RRC p. 540, no. 544/24.
Ruler: Republic
Moneyer: Antonius, M.
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Mint: Moving with Republican issuer
Obverse: Galley right
Obverse legend: ANT AVG, III VIR R P C
Reverse: Eagle (Aquila) between two standards
Reverse legend: LEG X
Dated: -32.0 to -31.0
Weight (g): 3.18
Diameter (mm): 17.0
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Restricted Access
District: Isle of Wight
County: Isle of Wight
Region: South East
Place known as: Isle of Wight
Discovery method: Metal detector
RRC reference: rrc-544.24
Notes: Denarii of Mark Antony were struck to finance his war against Augustus, a war that Augustus won at the Battle of Actium in 31BC.  Denarii of Mark Antony are slightly debased.  Therefore, they survived the various debasements from the reign of Nero onwards.  It is not unusual to find worn Mark Antony denarii in 3rd century hoards – for example, there were 260 such coins in the Shapwick hoard of 9,238 silver denarii found in Somerset in 1998.