279, Lot: 385. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Albinus Bruti f. 48 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.85 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of young Mars right / Two carnyces (Gallic trumpets) in saltire; oval shield above, round shield below. Crawford 450/1a; CRI 25; Sydenham 941; Postumia 11. VF, toned, reverse struck slightly off center, hairline flan crack.

From the Bruce R. Brace Collection.