212, Lot: 247. Estimate $100. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Sulla. 84-83 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.84 g, 12h). Italian mint. Diademed head of Venus right; to right, Cupid standing left, holding palm / Capis and lituus between two trophies. Crawford 359/2; Sydenham 761; Cornelia 29. VF, toned, spot of horn silver on obverse.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.