Triton XVIII, Lot: 919. Estimate $300. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Thalna. 154 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.05 g, 3h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin’s head, single-drop earring, pearl necklace, and hair in three symmetrical locks; X (mark of value) to left / Victory, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, driving biga right; C • (TA)L below horses; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 202/1a; Sydenham 379; Juventia 7; Kestner 1942–5; BMCRR 769; RBW 869. EF, iridescent toning.

From the RBW Collection. Ex Credit de la Bourse (19 April 1995), lot 845.