Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 948. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (3.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Turreted and draped bust of Cybele right; globe below chin, forepart of lion behind / Curule chair; hammer to left. Crawford 409/2; Sydenham 808; Plaetoria 3. Good VF, gray, gold, and iridescent toning, traces of die rust on obverse.