397, Lot: 435. Estimate $200. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Livineius Regulus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Bare head right / Gladiatorial scene: in foreground, lion charging right toward a combatant who spears it; in background on left, a wounded bear sits right; on right, another gladiator, holding sword and shield, defends himself against a tiger charging left. Crawford 494/30; CRI 179; Sydenham 1112; Livineia 12. Fine, lightly toned, a few scratches.

Ex Randy Haviland Collection (Gemini X, 13 January 2013), lot 313.