120, Lot: 110. Estimate $100. Sold for $195. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DOMITIAN. 81-96 AD. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.15 g). Struck 88 AD. Laureate head right / Inscribed column, candelabrum, and herald standing left with feathered cap, round shield, and wand. RIC II 116; BMCRE 135; RSC 73. Fine, light porosity with some smoothing.

Struck to commemorate the Ludi Saeculares of 88 AD.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.