Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 1121. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Furius L.f. Philus. 119 BC. AR Denarius (3.90 gm). Laureate head of Janus / Roma standing left, holding spear and crowning trophy of Gallic arms and carnyx; star above. Crawford 281/1; Sydenham 529; Furia 18. Lightly toned, good VF. ($150)

The reverse alludes to the defeat of the Allobroges by Q. Fabius Maximus in 120 BC. Their subjugation lead to the annexation of Gallia Narbonensis as a new Roman province. This denarius is one of the few in the Republican series to refer to a contemporary event.