453, Lot: 455. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Sex. Pompeius Fostlus. 137 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.53 g, 5h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; capis to left, X (mark of value) below chin / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins (Remus and Romulus); to left, shepherd Faustulus standing right; in background, birds on fig tree. Crawford 235/1c; Sydenham 461a; Pompeia 1a; RBW 972. Deep iridescent tone, slightly off center. Fine.