ROMAN REPUBLICAN. Faustus Cornelius Sulla. 56 B.C. AR denarius. 4.13 gm. 18 mm. Rome mint. Laureate, diademed, and draped bust of Venus right, scepter behind; S C to upper left / Three military trophies; capis to left, lituus to right; FAVSTVS monogram in exergue. Crawford 426/3. Sydenham 884. RSC Cornelia 63. Near Extremely Fine; lustrous iridescent toning; well centered. Particularly beautiful style.

The trophies symbolize the three triumphs celebrated by Pompey the Great.