Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 939. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Octavian. 42 BC. AR Denarius (3.62 g, 7h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Greece. Helmeted and draped bust of Mars right; spear behind / Aquila surmounted by trophy between two signa. Crawford 497/3; Sear CRI 138; Sydenham 1320; RSC 248. Near VF, gray toning, hints of iridescence, bankers’ marks.