Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1606. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $2670. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Aemilius Lepidus. 58 BC. AR Denarius (3.91 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate and diademed female head (Roma?) right; wreath behind, two-handled cup before / Equestrian statue of M. Aemilius Lepidus riding right, holding trophy over shoulder. Crawford 419/1e; Sydenham 828a; Aemilia 21a. Near EF, handsome gray and iridescent toning, shallow edge test cut. Well struck on both sides. Exceptional for issue.