Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 1016. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Valerius Acisculus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (3.72 g, 11h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Apollo Soranus right surmounted by star; acisculus (double-headed pick) behind / Europa riding bull walking right, holding her veil which billows out in a semicircle above her head. Crawford 474/1a; CRI 90; Sydenham 998; Valeria 17. VF, a few rough spots, struck slightly off center.