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jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 08/04/2016 6:17 pm Hi I've been eyeing one of this boat coins for awhile, but I'm wondering: Are there any of these legions from famous legions - either before/during/after Antony? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 08/04/2016 7:13 pm I think that the answers are "sometimes". Maybe you'd like to post some pics to help us help you? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 08/04/2016 8:37 pm Sorry wrote the initial post in a hurry. What are some of the more famous legions that served under Marc Antony? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 08/04/2016 8:43 pm from wikipedia: Quote: Legio I Germanica (Germanic): 48 BC-70 (Revolt of the Batavi), Julius Caesar Legio II Sabina (Sabine): 43 BC to circa 9 AD, early name of the Legio II Augusta Legio III Cyrenaica (from Cyrenaica): probably around 36 BC to (at least) 5th century, Mark Antony Legio III Gallica (Gallic): around 49 BC to at least early 4th century, Julius Caesar (emblem: bull) Legio IV Macedonica (Macedonian): 48 BC-70 (disbanded by Vespasian), Julius Caesar (emblem: bull, capricorn) Legio IV Scythica (from Scythia): around 42 BC to at least early 5th century, Mark Antony (emblem: capricorn) Legio V Alaudae (Larks): 52 BC-86 (destroyed by the Dacians in the first Battle of Tapae), Julius Caesar (emblem: elephant) Legio VI Ferrata (Ironclad): 52 BC to after 250, Julius Caesar (emblem: bull, wolf and Romulus and Remus); twin legion of Legio VI Victrix Legio VI Victrix (Victorious): 41 BC to after 402, Octavian (emblem: bull) Legio VII Claudia Pia Fidelis: 51 BC-44 BC, Julius Caesar; disbanded and re-formed by Vespasian as Legio VII Gemina Legio VIII Augusta: 59 BC-48 BC, Julius Caesar, disbanded and re-enlisted by Augustus as Legio VIII Augusta Legio IX Hispana Triumphalis (Triumphant): 59 BC-48 BC, Julius Caesar, disbanded and re-enlisted by Augustus as Legio IX Hispana Legio X Fretensis (of the sea strait), also known as X Equestris (Mounted): before 58 BC-45 BC, Julius Caesar's personal legion. Legio X: another name of X Equestris. Legio X Equestris levied by Augustus in 41/40 BC Legio XI: 58 BC-45 BC, Julius Caesar (emblem: Neptune), disbanded, reconstituted by Augustus Legio XII Victrix (Victorious): 57 BC-45, Julius Caesar Legio XII Antiqua (Ancient): reconstituted by Lepidus in 43 BC, named by Mark Antony, included in Augustus army as Legio XII Fulminata Legio XIII Gemina: 57 BC-45 BC: Julius Caesar, later (41 BC) reconstituted as Legio XIII Gemina by Augustus Legio XIV Gemina: 57 BC-48 BC: Julius Caesar, destroyed and reconstituted in 53 BC. Reconstituted by Augustus after 41 BC Legio XVIII Libyca (from Libya): disbanded 31 BC, Mark Antony Legio XXX Classica (Naval): 48 BC-41 BC, Julius Caesar Someone else here will have to weigh in on which legions had coins that were most significant. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 08/04/2016 10:20 pm There are also 2 named legions not on the above list: CHORTIUM PRAETORIARUM and CHORTIS SPECULATORUM. Others named on the coins and metioned in the list from the previous post include Antique, Lybicae, and Classicae. The coins of the named legions tend to be scarcer than many of the numbered legions. Report this Post to the Staff
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