430, Lot: 309. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Thermus M.f. 103 BC. AR Denarius (19.4mm, 4.08 g, 7h). Rome mint. Head of Mars left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with plume and annulet / Two warriors fighting, each armed with sword and shield; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade, the other wears horned helmet. Crawford 319/1; Sydenham 592; Minucia 19. VF, toned, deep scratch across Mars’ face, a couple of other light scrapes.

Ex Roma E-Sale 18 (27 June 2015), lot 781.