Triton XIV, Lot: 574. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Marcius Mn.f. 134 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin’s head, visor in three pieces and peaked, single drop earring, and pearl necklace, hair falling in three locks; modius behind, mark of value below chin / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding whip in right hand and reins in left; M MAR (ligatured) C/RO MA divided by two stalks of grain, in two lines below. Crawford 245/1; Sydenham 500; Kestner 2223-4; BMCRR Rome 1008-12; Marcia 8. EF, toned, trivial flan flaw in left field on obverse.