Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 726. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVUS AUGUSTUS. Died 14 AD. Æ Sesterius (24.61 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Nerva, 96-98 AD. Laureate head right / IMP NERVA CAESAR AVGVSTVS REST, around large S C. RIC I 136 (Nerva); Komnick Type 4.0, 6 (V2/R6; an unlisted die combination); BMCRE 150 (Nerva); Cohen 570 (Augustus). Fine, orichalcum surfaces. Rare. ($400)

From the John F. Sullivan Collection. Ex Vecchi 5 (5 March 1997), lot 408.