Triton XV, Lot: 1473. Estimate $500. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Roscius Fabatus. 59 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin headdress; cap surmounted by feathers behind; L ROSCI below / Female standing right, feeding serpent, erect before her, from her dress; Phrygian helmet to left; FABATI in exergue. Crawford 412/1 (symbols 19); Sydenham 915; cf. Kestner 3394-3406 (unlisted symbols); BMCRR Rome 3414 (symbols 19); Roscia 3. Choice EF, attractively toned.

Ex Messagne Hoard.