Sale: Triton VI, Lot: 680. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Monday, 13 January 2003.  Sold For $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

A. Postumius A.f. Sp.n. Albinus. 81 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (3.84 gm). Bust of Diana right, bow and quiver on shoulder, bucranium above / Togate figure standing left before lighted altar on rocky outcrop, sprinkling sacrificial ox; A. POST. A. F. above, S. N. ALBIN behind. Crawford 372/1; Sydenham 745; BMCRR 2836; Postumia 7. Lightly toned EF, obverse a bit soft at edge. ($200)

This type relates to the battle of Lake Regillius, at which the Roman army was commanded by A. Postumius Albus. Before the battle a special sacrifice was made to Diana at her temple on the Aventine Hill.