Rare Sestertius of Mn. Cordius Rufus

CNG 90, Lot: 1366. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Mn. Cordius Rufus. 46 BC. AR Sestertius (9mm, 0.63 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Venus right / Cupid advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond. Crawford 463/5a; CRI 67; Sydenham 980a; Cordia 7. Good VF, toned, some surface granularity, short hairline flan crack, light scratch on reverse. Very rare.

From the Bruce R. Brace Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 39 (18 September 1996), lot 1237.