Gaul. Antipolis
Lepidus 43 BCE
AE 15mm, 1,75g
Diademed head of Venus right; EY ΙΣ before /
Victory standing right, crowning trophy; [Λ]EΠI to right, [ANTI…] in exergue.
H. Ciron, “Le monnayage d’Antipolis,” Proceedings of the XIth International Numismatic Congress II (1993), p. 157, 3; RPC I 532 var. (magistrate)
Antipolis is the modern day city of Antibes, France. It was originally a colony of Phokaians from nearby Massalia, and was named because it stood on the opposite (Anti == opposite, Polis == city) side of the estueary from Nikaia. Its original purpose was to protect Massalia’s trade routes.
This coin was minted when the city was under the control of the Triumvir Lepidus. The area was soon taken by Mark Antony, though I don’t see any other Triumvir mentioned, and thus assume it was under the sole control of Lepidus at the time.