CNG 105, Lot: 714. Estimate $750. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Numonius Vaala. 43 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.87 g, 9h). Rome mint. Bare head of Numonius Vaala right / Soldier advancing left, holding spear and shield, attacking a vallum [defended by two soldiers]. Crawford 514/2; CRI 322; Sydenham 1087; Numonia 2. Good VF, toned, areas of flat strike. Rare.

From the Collection of a Director. Reportedly ex Kunst und Münzen 14 (2 June 1975), lot 491.