CNG 105, Lot: 798. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (26.5mm, 11.76 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck circa 25-20 BC. Bare head right / Capricorn right, head left, bearing cornucopia on back; all within laurel wreath. RIC I 480; Sutherland Group VIα (unlisted dies); RPC I 2213; RSC 16. EF, toned, hairline flan crack, scratch on reverse. Excellent quality silver.