CNG 105, Lot: 785. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.80 g, 11h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Laureate head of Octavian, as Apollo, right / Rostral column ornamented with two anchors and six beaks of galleys, surmounted by a statue of Octavian, holding spear and parazonium. CRI 423; RIC I 271; RSC 124 (Augustus). Good VF, toned, a few light scratches on reverse under tone.

From the Collection of a Director.