CNG 112, Lot: 542. Estimate $500. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Mussidius Longus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 4.08 g, 3h). Rome mint. Diademed and veiled head of Concordia right; crescent 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 494/42c; CRI 188b; Sydenham 1093b; Mussidia 6a; cf. RBW 1746 (for type). Attractive iridescent toning, a couple light scratches. Near EF.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Alfred Franklin Collection (Baldwin’s 99, 4 May 2016), lot 260 (hammer £360).