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88, Lot: 171. Estimate $100.
Sold for $84. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.88 gm). Helmeted head of Roma right / Sulla, being crowned by Victory, in quadriga right. Crawford 367/5; Sydenham 757; Manlia 4-5 (variety uncertain). Toned VF, corrosion spot on edge.

Ex Lakeview Collection.

Lucius Manlius Torquatus was proquaestor to Sulla during the Mithradatic War, and this type commemorates a triumph granted to the imperator.