344, Lot: 433. Estimate $100. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Sex. Pompeius Fostlus. 137 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.84 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; capis behind, X (mark of value) below chin / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling twins (Romulus and Remus); behind, birds on fig tree; on left, shepherd standing right. Crawford 235/1c; Sydenham 461a; Pompeia 1a. VF, toned.

From the Elwood Rafn Collection.