Triton XXII, Lot: 793. Estimate $500. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Renius. 138 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.75 g, 3h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, wearing single drop earring in the form of a grape bunch and pendant necklace; X (mark of value) to left / Juno Caprotina driving biga of goats right, holding whip, reins, and scepter; C • RENI below goats, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 231/1; Sydenham 432; Renia 1; BMCRR Rome 885-7; RBW 961. Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster.

From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 1270.