79, Lot: 95. Estimate $100. Sold for $115. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Lucretius Trio. 74 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.96 gm). Laureate head of Neptune right, trident over shoulder; XXX above / Infant Genius riding dolphin right. Crawford 390/2; Sydenham 784; Lucretia 3. VF.

The reverse type may refer to an ancestor of the moneyer, C. Lucretius Gallus, who was created duumvir navalis in 181 BC and later commanded the Roman fleet against Perseus of Macedon.