Triton XXII, Lot: 901. Estimate $500. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Albinus Bruti f. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.06 g, 4h). Rome mint. Head of Pietas right, wearing cruciform earring and pearl necklace; PIETAS downward to left / Clasped hands holding winged caduceus; ALBINVS • BRVTI • F around below. Crawford 450/2; CRI 26; Sydenham 942; Postumia 10; BMCRR Rome 3964; RBW 1577. Superb EF, light iridescent toning.

From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex R. Russo Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII, 4 December 1991), lot 550.