171, Lot: 337. Estimate $200. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Octavian. 35-34 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.68 g). Uncertain Northern Italian mint. Bare head right / Large round shield. RIC I 543a; BMCRE 309; CRI 392; RSC 126. VF, toned, several bankers’ marks.

From the Karl Sifferman Collection.