Triton XX, Lot: 509. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Thermus M.f. 103 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.07 g, 9h). Rome mint. Head of Mars left, wearing crested helmet, ornamented with plume and annulet / Two warriors fighting, each armed with sword in right hand and shield in left; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade; the other wears horned helmet; Q • (THE)RM (MF) in exergue. Crawford 319/1; Sydenham 592; Minucia 19; Kestner 2597-8; BMCRR Italy 653-6; RBW 1174. Superb EF, some spotty toning. Well centered and well struck.

From the Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.