CNG 106, Lot: 657. Estimate $750. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Cossutius C.f. Sabula. 72 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.06 g, 6h). Rome mint. Winged head of Medusa left, serpents in her hair / Bellerophon riding Pegasus right, hurling spear; IIII on left. Crawford 395/1; Sydenham 790; Cossutia 1. Good VF, attractively toned. Very rare.

From the R. West Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1307; The New York Sale III (7 December 2000), lot 426.