CNG 111, Lot: 613. Estimate $500. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Censorinus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Marsyas standing left, raising hand and holding wineskin over shoulder; to right, column surmounted by statue of Minerva(?) standing right. Crawford 363/1d; Sydenham 737; Marcia 24; RBW 1372. Superb EF, deep iridescent toning. Well struck, with excellent detail on the figure of Marsyas.

From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd.