Triton XXII, Lot: 795. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Baebius Q.f. Tampilus. 137 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma left, wearing necklace of beads; X (mark of value) below chin]; TAMPI[L] behind / Apollo driving galloping quadriga right, holding branch, bow and arrow, and reins; ROMA below horses, M • BAEBI • Q • F in exergue. Crawford 236/1c; Sydenham 489; Baebia 12; BMCRR Rome 935-7; RBW 975. Superb EF, lustrous.

From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell.