449, Lot: 395. Estimate $100. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Furius Purpurio. 169-158 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.39 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left / Diana or Luna Lucifera, wearing crescent on head, driving galloping biga right, holding reins and goad; murex shell above. Crawford 187/1; Sydenham 424; Furia 13. Deep cabinet toning, a couple light scratches beneath toning. VF.