Triton XVI, Lot: 856. Estimate $500. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Pompeians. Cn. Nerius. Spring 49 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.07 g, 11h). Rome mint. Head of Saturn right, harpa over shoulder; (NE)RI • Q • (VR)B / Aquila between two signa inscribed H (hastati) and P (principes), respectively; L • LE(NT) up left, C • MARC up right, CO S across field. Crawford 441/1; CRI 2; Sydenham 937; Kestner 3521-4, 3510; BMCRR Rome 3950; Neria 1. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Exceptional.

From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb A3 (27 September 2007), lot 2472.