380, Lot: 673. Estimate $100. Sold for $113. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY. Gaius Marius (157-68 BC). PB Medal (28mm, 13.58 g, 12h). By Valerio Belli, circa 1520s-1530s(?). Head of Marius left / DEVICTO CAPTOQ IVGVRTHA (“Jugurtha conquered and captured”), Jugurtha, nude but for cloak, seated on cuirass, his head bowed and his wrists bound behind his back; to right, arms, Victory on column, and tree. Attwood 368. VF. Cast.

From the RBW Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, 14 December 2009.