Triton XVI, Lot: 866. Estimate $3000. Sold for $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and P. Licinius Crassus Junianus. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.84 g, 9h). Utica mint. Genius of Africa (Sekhmet) standing facing, holding ankh in right hand; GT A flanking head; SCIPIO • IMP up left, Q • METEL • PIVS down right / Victory standing left, holding winged caduceus in right hand, small round shield in left; [LE]G PRO PR up left, P • CRASSVS • IV[N] down right. Crawford 460/4; CRI 43; Sydenham 1050; Kestner 3585; BMCRR Africa 8; Caecilia 51. Good VF, darkly toned, banker’s mark on reverse. Rare.

From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 824 (where it realized CHF 5000).