CNG 99, Lot: 559. Estimate $300. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Pompeians. L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus. April-June 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.69 g, 6h). Military mint in the East. Triskeles, with winged head of Medusa facing at center; ear of grain between each leg / Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. Crawford 445/1b; CRI 4; Sydenham 1029; Cornelia 64a. Good VF, toned, some shallow scratches beneath tone, flan crack. Well centered and struck.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 975.