CNG 88, Lot: 1165. Estimate $200. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Turreted and draped bust of Cybele right; forepart of lion behind, globe below chin; all within bead and reel border / Curule chair; scorpion to left; all within bead and reel border. Crawford 409/2; Sydenham 808; Plaetoria 3. Near EF, toned, a light scratch on cheek under tone, a pair of minor marks near edge on reverse.