CNG 87, Lot: 1027. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.06 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 206. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Circus scene: in the middle, a galley under sail to left; below, wild animals (including stork, lions, bulls and a bear); above, four racing quadrigas. RIC IV 43; RSC 67. VF, toned, hairline flan crack, traces of deposits. Rare.

From the Clarence & Helen Zaar Maritime Collection.