297, Lot: 279. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Pomponius Molo. 97 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.89 g, 4h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Numa Pompilius standing right, holding lituus before lighted altar about to sacrifice a goat being held by victimarius. Crawford 334/1; Sydenham 607; Pomponia 6. VF, toned, light scratch on obverse, area of flat strike on reverse.

From the Richard Weigel Collection.