CNG 112, Lot: 539. Estimate $300. Sold for $420. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. T. Carisius. 46 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.66 g, 4h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Moneta right / Implements for coining money: anvil die with garlanded punch die above, tongs and hammer on either side; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 464/2; CRI 70; Sydenham 982a; Carisia 1a; RBW 1614. Toned, flatly struck in areas, banker’s mark on obverse, faint hairline scratches. Good VF.

From the Matthew Curtis Collection.