Triton XIV, Lot: 769. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.73 g, 6h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 3rd emission, March-end of June AD 218. M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SPES PV BLICA, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower up in right hand and gathering up fold of skirt in left. RIC IV 117; Szaivert series 11-12; RSC 21b; BMCRE 92-3 var. (seen from front). Superb EF, lightly toned.

From the C.K. Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXVIII (8 December 1993), lot 294.