Watch List notes:

M. Aemilius Lepidus AR Denarius. Rome, 61 BC. Turreted head of Alexandria to right, ALEXANDREA below / Lepidus standing to left, crowning Ptolemy V, standing facing, holding sceptre; S•C high in central field, PONF•MAX•TVTOR•REG around, M•LEPIDVS in exergue. Crawford 419/2; BMCRR Rome 3648; RSC Aemilia 23; Roma XXV, 753 (hammer: 5,500 GBP, same dies). 3.95g, 19mm, 6h.

Extremely Fine; attractive hints of iridescence around the devices. Rare.

From a private European collection;
Ex Nomisma S.p.a., Auction 64, 17 December 2021, lot 19.