Mark Antony, Octavian, and M. Oppius Capito - RPC I 1465

Roman Provincial, Marc Antony, Octavia and M. Oppius Capito Fleet Coinage, Heavy Series  (38 - 37 BCE) Bronze Ae Unit, Achea, uncertain mint

• Obverse: M ANT IMP TERT COS DESIG ITER ET III VIR RPC / jugate busts of Marc Antony and Octavia right
• Reverse: M OPPIVS CAPITO PRO PR PRAEF CLASS F C / Quinquereme under sail to right, head of Medusa and A below.

Reference:

• RPC 1465
• Amandry 1D
• Sear 288

Other Information:

A quinquereme was a heavy Greek warship. These ships were huge and rather slow compared to Roman ships of the time. By the end of the 1st century BCE they were mostly served as fleet flagships.