Triton XXII, Lot: 852. Estimate $1500. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Postumius. 73 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.04 g, 4h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana right, quiver and bow over shoulder / Hound running right; spear below; C • POSTVMI/(TA) in two lines below exergual line. Crawford 394/1a; Sydenham 785; Postumia 9; BMCRR Rome 3238-41; RBW 1434. Superb EF, attractive light iridescent toning.

From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi).