144, Lot: 257. Estimate $100. Sold for $78. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Octavian. 32-31 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.45 g). Italian mint, possibly Rome. Diademed head of Venus right, wearing necklace / Octavian advancing left, extending arm and holding transverse spear. RIC I 251; CRI 397; BMCRE 609; RSC 70. Fine, obverse and reverse banker’s marks, two attempted punctures before nose.