171, Lot: 278. Estimate $150. Sold for $305. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Valerius Acisculus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.77 g). Diademed head of Apollo right; star above, acisculus (pickax) behind, all within wreath / Valeria Luperca riding a heifer right, holding a veil above. Crawford 474/1a; CRI 90; Sydenham 998; Valeria 17. VF, lightly toned. Scarce.

From the Karl Sifferman Collection.