Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1274. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Roman Moneyer Issues] Q. Thermus M. f. 103 BC. AR Denarius (4.03 g, 9h). Rome mint. Head of Mars left, wearing crested and plumed helmet / [Q.] THERM. M F in exergue, two soldiers vis-à-vis in battle stance, fighting each other with swords, defending with shields; Roman soldier protects fallen comrade between them. Crawford 319/1; Sydenham 592; Kestner 2597; BMCRR Italy 653; Minucia 19. Superb EF, handsome gray and iridescent toning. Very rare. ($750)

Ex J. Schulman, Amsterdam (7 February 1920), lot 47.