Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 859. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Censorinus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (4.00 gm, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / L. CENSOR before, Marsyas walking left, gazing upwards, raising right hand, holding wineskin over his left shoulder; tall column behind, surmounted by statue of draped figure (Minerva?). Crawford 363/1d; Sydenham 737; Kestner 3155; BMCRR Rome 2657; Marcia 24. Choice EF, a hint of toning. Bold strike. ($300)

From the Claude Collection. Ex Leu 17 (3-4 May 1977), lot 363.