Triton XVII, Lot: 532. Estimate $200. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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L. Lucretius Trio. 74 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.88 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Neptune right, trident over shoulder; V to upper left / Winged infant Genius riding dolphin right, holding reins in both hands; L • LVCRETI/TRIO in two lines below. Crawford 390/2; Sydenham 784; Kestner 3268-9 var. (control number); BMCRR Rome 3247-70 var. (same); Lucretia 3; CNR 9/3. Good VF, toned, a few shallow scratches and small flan flaw under iridescent tone on reverse.
From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.24776.