Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 975. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus. 49 BC. AR Denarius (3.69 g, 5h). Pompeian military mint in the East. Triskelis with winged head of Medusa facing at center; ear of grain between each leg / Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. Crawford 445/1b; CRI 4; Sydenham 1029; Cornelia 64a. Good VF, toned, some shallow scratches beneath tone, long flan crack. Well centered and well struck.