297, Lot: 316. Estimate $100. Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Naevius Balbus. 79 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.65 g, 7h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Venus right / Victory driving triga right; CXXXVI above. Crawford 382/1b; Sydenham 769b; Naevia 6. VF, toned, porosity and a few light scratches.

From the Richard Weigel Collection.

One of the few appearances of a triga on a Roman coin.