CNG 108, Lot: 479. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Aburius M.f. Geminus. 132 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 4h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value below chin / Sol, holding reins and whip, driving quadriga right. Crawford 250/1; Sydenham 487; Aburia 6; RBW 1027. Superb EF, dark iridescent tone.

From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection.