436, Lot: 488. Estimate $500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Mussidius Longus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.93 g, 11h). Rome mint. Diademed and veiled head of Concordia right; star below chin / Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOACIN and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left. Crawford 494/42b; CRI 188a; Sydenham 1093a; Mussidia 6; Type as RBW 1745. Near EF, lovely iridescent toning.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 748.