326, Lot: 409. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

A. Postumius A.f. Sp.n. Albinus. 81 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 4.06 g, 5h). Rome mint. Veiled head of Hispania right / Togate figure standing left, raising hand, between aquila and fasces. Crawford 372/2; Sydenham 746; Postumia 8. Good VF, handsome tone, minor deposits on reverse.

From the Demetrios Armounta Collection. Ex Richard Weigel Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 297, 27 February 2013), lot 311.

The moneyer is probably alluding to two events in his family history that relate to the province of Hispania. In 180 BC the proconsul L. Postumius Albinus won a victory over the Vaccaei and Lusitani, for which he was awarded a triumph. In 151 BC the consul A. Albinus called for special levies to confront another Spanish insurgency.