CNG 94, Lot: 977. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.25 g, 3h). Rome mint. Helmeted and draped bust right, with attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, and Victory; cornucopia to right / Eagle perched right on thunderbolt, head left. Crawford 409/1; Sydenham 809; Plaetoria 4. EF, lustrous, traces of deposits, trivial flan flaw on reverse.

From the Demetrios Armounta Collection. Ex Heritage (18 September 2008), lot 20064.