Triton XVI, Lot: 848. Estimate $500. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Mussidius Longus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.90 g, 8h). Rome mint. Radiate and draped bust of Sol facing slightly right / Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOAC and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left; L • MVSSIDIVS • L[ONGVS] around above. Crawford 494/43b; CRI 189a; Sydenham 1094a; Kestner 3758-9 var. (CLOACIN); BMCRR Rome 4252-4; Mussidia 7a. Near EF, darkly toned, iridescent hues, struck slightly off center.

From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Rauch 84 (13 May 2009), lot 315.