436, Lot: 452. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

A. Manlius Q.f. Sergianus. 118-107 BC. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.72 g, 1h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; SER downward behind, ROMA upward before / Sol in facing quadriga rising from the waves of the sea; star on either side; X and crescent above; A • (MA)(NL)I • Q • F below. Crawford 309/1; Sydenham 543; Manlia 1; Type as RBW 1152; CNR Manlia 1/3 (this coin). VF, toned, a bit of porosity, die flaws. Rare.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Alberto Banti Collection (Peus 322, 1 November 1988), lot 223.

Alberto Banti’s coin. This scarce issue inevitably comes with broken dies, evidently due to manufacturing defects. [Andrew McCabe]