327, Lot: 856. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Valerius C.f. Flaccus. 140 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.94 g, 7h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; XVI (mark of value) to left / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and whip. Crawford 228/1; Sydenham 441; Valeria 8. VF, toned.

From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.10579.

The XVI mark of value appears only on the issues of five moneyers.