Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 963. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $370. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Livineius Regulus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (3.54 g, 2h). Rome mint. Bare head right / Gladiatorial scene: in foreground, lion charging right toward a combatant who spears it; in background on left, a wounded boar sits right; on right, another gladiator, holding sword and shield, defends himself against a tiger charging left. Crawford 494/30; CRI 179; Sydenham 1112; Livineia 12. VF, darkly toned, porous, light scratches under tone, areas of flat strike on obverse. Wonderful reverse type. Rare.