Triton XVI, Lot: 788. Estimate $200. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.69 g, 6h). Rome mint. Young male head (Bonus Eventus) right with flowing hair; cuttle fish behind / Upright winged caduceus; M • PLAETORI downwards to right, CEST • EX • S • C downwards to left. Crawford 405/5; Sydenham 807; Kestner 3308-3310 var. (symbol); BMCRR Rome 3554-3573 var. (symbol); Plaetoria 5; CNR 8/22. Near EF, toned, slight porosity, shallow cleaning marks in front of forehead under tone.

From the Chiltern Collection. Ex Lanz 106 (26 November 2001), lot 198.