116, Lot: 198. Estimate $150. Sold for $109. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUGUSTUS. 27 BC-14 AD. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 16.27 g). Rome mint. Struck 16 BC. C. Asinius Gallus, moneyer. Laurel wreath flanked by laurel branches / Legend around SC; c/m: lyre(?). RIC I 370; BMCRE 157; BN 372; Cohen 367. Fine, dark brown patina, rough surfaces. Unrecorded countermark?

From the Tony Hardy Collection.