CNG 106, Lot: 658. Estimate $750. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

P. Galba. 69 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 5h). Rome mint. Veiled and draped bust of Vesta right / Emblems of the pontificate: secespita, simpulum, and securis. Crawford 406/1; Sydenham 839; Sulpicia 7. Choice EF, areas of light toning in devices, traces of underlying luster.

Ex Vico 134 (28 February 2013), lot 278 (hammer €725).