CNG 111, Lot: 642. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.84 g, 2h). Mint in Italy, possibly Rome. Bare head right / Naval and military trophy facing, composed of helmet, cuirass, shield, and crossed spears, set on prow of galley right; crossed rudder and anchor at base. CRI 419; RIC I 265a (Augustus); RSC 119 (Augustus). Good VF, toned. Well struck.

Ex Heritage 3000 (29 May 2008), lot 50097 (hammer $4750).