CNG 91, Lot: 839. Estimate $750. Sold for $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Plautius Plancus. 47 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.54 g, 7h). Rome mint. Facing head of Medusa, with coiled snake on either side of face / Victory (or Aurora) flying right, holding palm frond and conducting the four horses of the sun. Crawford 453/1a; CRI 29; Sydenham 959; Plautia 15. EF, toned, traces of deposits on reverse. Exceptional for issue.