404, Lot: 454. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Valerius Acisculus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.83 g, 1h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Apollo Soranus right; acisculus (double-headed pick) to left, star above forehead / Europa riding bull right, holding with both hands her veil which billows out above. Crawford 474/1a; CRI 90; Sydenham 998; Valeria 17. Good Fine, lightly toned, banker’s mark on obverse.

From the RJM Collection.