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Antonius, M.

Issued: 43 BC 31 BC

Republican moneyer, born around 83 BC and is best remembered for his affair with Cleopatra VII of Egypt. He was a distant cousin of Julius Caesar, and supported him and his adoptive son Octavian. With Octavian he sought to avenge the assasination of Caesar, fighting the forces of Brutus and Cassius, but the two allies became enemies. Antony committed suicide during the final days of the battle of Actium, as Octavian overpowered his and Cleopatra's combined forces.

RRC: 488, 489, 496,
Appearance: various
Mint: Gallia Cisalpina and Transalpina