171, Lot: 270. Estimate $100. Sold for $142. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Mn. Cordius Rufus. 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.35 g). Corinthian helmet with crest upon which owl stands / Aegis of Minerva with head of Medusa in the center. Crawford 463/2; CRI 64; Sydenham 978; Cordia 4. VF, toned, owl weakly struck as usual.

From the Karl Sifferman Collection.