Triton XVI, Lot: 827. Estimate $750. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Valerius Acisculus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Apollo Soranus right surmounted by star;
acisculus behind; ACISCVLVS downwards behind; all within border of dots / Europa riding bull right, holding with both hands her veil which billows out above; L • VALERIV[S] in exergue. Crawford 474/1a; CRI 90; Sydenham 998; Kestner 3658-60; BMCRR Rome 4099-101; Valeria 17. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster, shallow scratch in field before chin.
From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica R (17 May 2007), lot 1366.