443, Lot: 488. Estimate $150. Sold for $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Petillius Capitolinus. 41 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.04 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bare head of bearded Jupiter right / The Capitoline Temple of Jupiter: richly decorated hexastyle façade with ornamented pediment and garlands hanging within three openings. Crawford 487/1; CRI 173; Sydenham 1149; Petillia 1; Type as RBW 1703. VF, attractive iridescent toning, flatly struck in areas.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection, purchased from Kölner Münzkabinett. Ex Prof. Dr. Hildebrecht Hommel (1899-1996) and Fritz Hommel (1854-1936) Collections.