177, Lot: 172. Estimate $200. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

A. Postumius A.f. Sp.n. Albinus. 81 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.94 g). Draped bust of Diana right; bow and quiver over shoulder, bucranium above / Togate figure standing left on rock before lighted altar; ox standing right about to be sacrificed. Crawford 372/1; Sydenham 745; Postumia 7. EF, lightly toned.

This type relates to the battle of Lake Regillius, at which the Roman army was commanded by A. Postumius Albus. Before the battle a special sacrifice was made to Diana at her temple on the Aventine Hill.