188, Lot: 301. Estimate $200. Sold for $620. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Octavian. Autumn 32-summer 31 BC. AR Denarius (4.01 g, 4h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Bare head right / Venus, seen from behind, leaning on column, holding scepter and helmet; to right, shield with star motif leaning against column. RIC I 250a; CRI 395; BMCRE 599 = BMCRR Rome 4333; RSC 62; BN 19-22. VF, deposits, a few scrapes and surface imperfections.

From the Richard Prideaux Collection.