CNG 105, Lot: 713. Estimate $750. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Mn. Cordius Rufus. 46 BC. AR Sestertius (11mm, 0.76 g, 12h). Rome mint. Corinthian helmet / Cupid, holding wreath and palm frond, advancing right. Crawford 463/6b; CRI 68; Sydenham 981; RBW 1612 (this coin); Cordia 8. VF, toned. Rare.

From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex RBW Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 63, 17 May 2012), lot 387, purchased privately from Frank Sternberg, April 1988.