Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1309. Estimate $1000. Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007. Sold For $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Octavian. 37 BC. AR Denarius (3.62 g, 3h). Southern or central Italian mint. Bare head right, wearing slight beard / Augural and pontifical emblems: simpulum, aspergillum, jug, and lituus. Crawford 538/1; CRI 312; Sydenham 1334; RSC 91. Near EF, lightly toned, faint hairlines from cleaning. Bold portrait.
From the Alain Lagrange Collection.