171, Lot: 280. Estimate $150. Sold for $230. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Valerius Acisculus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.44 g). Diademed head of Apollo right; star above, acisculus (pickax) behind, all within wreath / Head of Sibyl (Valeria Luperca) right; all within wreath. Crawford 474/3a; CRI 92; Sydenham 1000; Valeria 14. Near Fine, toned, banker’s marks. Rare.

From the Karl Sifferman Collection.