CNG 87, Lot: 959. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.69 g, 11h). Emerita mint; P. Carisius, legate. Struck circa 25-23 BC. Bare head right / Trophy of Celtiberian arms, consisting of helmet, cuirass, shield, and javelins, erected on heap of round shields, lances, and other arms. RIC I 5; RSC 403. Near EF, bright surfaces, light porosity. Rare.