Triton XXII, Lot: 799. Estimate $300. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Cipius M.f. 115-114 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.05 g, 4h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, wearing single drop earring and pendant necklace; X (mark of value) to left, M • CIPI • M • F upward to right / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and palm frond; rudder below horses; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 289/1; Sydenham 546; Cipia 1; BMCRR Italy 522-3; RBW 1118. EF, deep cabinet tone with a hint of iridescence.

From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (16 February 2000), lot 143.