391, Lot: 410. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Furius Purpurio. 169-158 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.59 g, 5h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left / Diana or Luna Lucifera, wearing crescent on head, driving galloping biga right, holding reins and goad; murex shell above. Crawford 187/1; Sydenham 424; Furia 13. VF, toned, a couple of small flan flaws on obverse, a pair of marks on reverse, traces of deposits.

From the FJ Collection.