CNG 97, Lot: 601. Estimate $500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Naevius Balbus. 79 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.89 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Venus right / Victory driving galloping triga right, holding reins; CCX above. Crawford 382/1b; Sydenham 769b; Naevia 6. Superb EF, underlying luster, traces of die rust on obverse, a tiny deposit on reverse.