171, Lot: 79. Estimate $150. Sold for $155. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Aurelius Cotta. 139 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.77 g). Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet / Hercules driving biga of centaurs right; centaurs each holding branch. Crawford 229/1a; Sydenham 429; Aurelia 16. Near VF, toned, surface corroded. Scarce.

From the Karl Sifferman Collection.