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Two Very Rare Issues

Triton XX, Lot: 551. Estimate $1500.
Sold for $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Valerius Acisculus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.12 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia, star above; pickax (acisculus) to left; ACISCVLVS downward to left; all within laurel wreath / Head of Veleria Luperca or the Aphrodisian Sibyl to right; L • VALERIVS downward around right; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 474/3a; CRI 92; Sydenham 1000; Valeria 14; Kestner –; BMCRR Rome 4109; RBW 1661. VF, toned, banker’s mark to left of Apollo’s neck. Rare.


From the collection of a director. Ex E. Nicolas Collection (Leu 17, 3 May 1977), lot 744.