Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 960. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Livineius Regulus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (4.01 gm, 2h). Rome mint. Small bare head of the praetor L. Livineius Regulus right / L. REGVLV[S] in exergue, combatants with wild animals: one combatant attacks a lion with a spear; another, with shield and sword, defends himself against a tiger; a wounded boar sits on the left, facing right. Crawford 494/30; CRI 179; Sydenham 1112; Kestner 3736; BMCRR Rome 4271; Livineia 12. Near EF, attractively toned, minor area of striking flatness on reverse. ($750)

From the Claude Collection.