Triton XVIII, Lot: 1129. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.24 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. IMP L VERVS AVG, bare head right / PROV DEOR TR P III COS II, Providentia standing left, holding globus in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm. RIC III 491; MIR 18, 56-14/10; RSC 156; BMCRE 229. Choice EF, light iridescent toning, small spot of hard green in reverse legend.

From the Michael Joffre Collection.