CNG 105, Lot: 698. Estimate $500. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.96 g, 5h). Rome mint. Turreted and draped bust of Cybele right; forepart of lion behind, globe below chin / Curule chair; malleus to left. Crawford 409/2; Sydenham 808; Plaetoria 3. Choice EF, toned.

From the Collection of a Director.