Triton XXI, Lot: 615. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Torquatus. 58 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.83 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Sibylla right; SIBYLL below; all within wreath / Tripod surmounted by amphora between two stars; L • TORQAT downward to left, III • VIR upward to right; all within ornamented torque. Crawford 411/1a var. (obv. legend); Sydenham 837a var. (same); Manlia 11 var. (same); RBW 1489. Good VF, toned, a few minor scratches.

From the Dr. Allan Smith Collection.