CNG 105, Lot: 695. Estimate $300. Sold for $2300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Aemilius Lepidus. 58 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.75 g, 5h). Rome mint. Veiled and laureate head of the Vestal Virgin Aemilia right / View of the Basilica Aemilia with circular shields attached to the columns. Crawford 419/3a; Sydenham 833; Aemilia 26. Good VF, toned, some iridescence, banker’s mark on obverse, scrape on reverse. Rare.

From the Collection of a Director. Ex Riche Collection (R. Ratto, 12 May 1925), lot 103.