329, Lot: 370. Estimate $200. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Tiberius. AD 14-37. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.89 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 35-36. The Temple of Concordia: Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and scepter, above altar within hexastyle façade set on podium; entrance flanked by statues of Hercules and Mercury, pediment decorated with statues of Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, and Victories / Legend around large S C. RIC I 61. Near VF, reddish-brown and green patina.

From the Fairfield Collection.

The Temple of Concordia, at the northern end of the Forum in Rome, was unusual in that its width was greater than its length. We do not know precisely when the temple was originally built, but its unorthodox design was likely due to space limitations. The temple was restored after the revolt of the Gracchi in 121 BC, and again under Tiberius in AD 10.