CNG 87, Lot: 926. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Furius L.f. Philus. 120 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.73 g, 9h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus / Roma standing left, holding scepter and wreath; to left, trophy of Gallic arms flanked by a carnyx and shield on each side; star above. Crawford 281/1; Sydenham 529; Furia 18. Good VF, toned. Well centered and boldly struck.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 921.

One of the few denarii in the Republican series to refer to a contemporary event, this reverse alludes to the defeat of the Allobroges by Q. Fabius Maximus in 120 BC, leading to their subjugation and the annexation of Gallia Narbonensis as a new Roman province.