Triton XVI, Lot: 973. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Triumvirs. Octavian. Late 41 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Italy. L. Cornelius Balbus, propaetor. Bare head right, wearing slight beard; C • CAESAR • III • VIR • R • P • C around / Club of Hercules left; BALBVS above, PRO • PR below. Crawford 518/1; CRI 298; RSC 417; Sydenham 1325a; Kestner 3798; BMCRR Gaul 83. Good VF, bright surfaces, a few marks. Well centered example.

From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb A3 (27 September 2007), lot 2522.