Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 824. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Aurelius Rufus. 144 BC. AR Denarius (4.10 gm, 1h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) behind / Jupiter in galloping quadriga right, hurling thunderbolt, holding sceptre and reins; AV RVF below, ROMA in linear border in exergue. Crawford 221/1 (T. Annius Rufus); Sydenham 409; Kestner 2089; BMCRR Italy 446; Aurelia 19. EF, toned. ($300)

From the Claude Collection.