456, Lot: 323. Estimate $100. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Farsuleius Mensor. 76 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.61 g, 8h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Libertas right; LXXI above pileus to left, S • C below chin / Roma in biga, holding spear and reins, assisting togate figure into chariot; scorpion below horses. Crawford 392/1a; Sydenham 789a; Farsuleia 1; RBW 1430. Toned, thin flan crack, faint hairline scratches, some striking weakness on the reverse, small edge chip. EF. A well centered coin despite its flaws.