128, Lot: 278. Estimate $100. Sold for $176. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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OCTAVIAN. 30-29 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Italian mint (Rome?). Head of Mars with slight beard right, wearing helmet with spiral on bowl / Shield with central star; crossed spear and sword behind. RIC I 274; CRI 428; RSC 44. VF, toned, repaired hole, reverse off center.
From the Harry Strickhausen Collection.