CNG 94, Lot: 978. Estimate $750. Sold for $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Considius Nonianus. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.83 g, 7h). Rome mint. Laureate and draped bust of Venus Erycina right, wearing stephane / Temple on summit of rocky mountain surrounded by wall with towers on each side and gate in center; ERVC above gate. Crawford 424/1; Sydenham 887; Considia 1a. Good VF, dark, iridescent toning, a few shallow scratches under tone.