Today we are going to clean the iconic Legionary Denarius struck by Marc Antony. This is a fairly popular and sought after coin by collectors due to its historical significance. Following the breakup of the Second Triumvirate, Marc Antony went to war with Octavian (who would later become Augustus). In order to pay his troops he began minting his own coins away from Rome, somewhere in the Eastern Mediterranean, likely at Patrae. This is the story of one of those coins.

It is estimated that as many as 35 million legionary denarii were struck, each by hand of course, between 32 and 31 BCE.

Due to its popularity, this is one of the most forged Roman coins out there. Forgery and identifying modern fakes is beyond the scope of our little video but if you are interested in learning more, I suggest you check out Forum Ancient Coins. This ([ Ссылка ]) is a particularly useful discussion about Marc Antony's legionary denarii, the various types, and telltale signs of forgery.

There are many things to love about silver coins, but one of my favorites is how easily they clean. I will only be using one tool to clean this denarius: a fiberglass brush. As you can already see it takes very little effort to dust it off and give it a nice polish. If you're interested in this particular brush you can find it here: [ Ссылка ]

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Full Coin Attribution:
Roman Silver Coins #38
Mint: Eastern Mediterranean, likely Patras
Struck: 32-31 BCE
Obverse Legend: ANT AVG /III VIR RPC Praetorian Galley to right with rowers; a standard is placed at the prow
Reverse Legend: LEG X Three military standards: a legionary aquila (eagle) between two signa.
Mintmark: none
Denomination: Silver Denarius
Size: 17 mm
Weight: 3.22 g
Rarity: Scarce

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TIMECODES
0:00 Intro
0:08 Marc Antony Legionary Denarius
0:19 Introduction to the coin
1:37 Cleaning the Obverse
2:43 Cleaning the Reverse
3:38 The Reveal
4:24 Coin Attribution and Rarity
4:34 Outro

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