Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1616. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $580. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Julius Caesar. 46-45 BC. AR Denarius (3.95 g, 2h). Military mint travelling with Caesar in Spain. Diademed head of Venus right; Cupid behind shoulder / Trophy of Gallic arms between two seated captives: female (Gallia) and bearded male. Crawford 468/1; CRI 58; Sydenham 1014; RSC 13. Good VF, reverse struck slightly off center. Excellent silver quality.