343, Lot: 374. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Antestius. 146 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.35 g, 8h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) below chin / Dioscuri on horseback riding right; below, dog running right. Crawford 219/1e; Sydenham 411; Antestia 1. Good VF, light scratches and minor roughness.

From the Colin Kirk Collection.