Caesar Prepares for War Against the Parthians

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1282. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (3.98 g, 7h). Rome mint. P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right / Venus standing left, holding Victory and scepter; shield set on ground to right. Crawford 480/13; Alföldi Type IX, 169 (A54/R- [unlisted rev. die]); CRI 107d; Sydenham 1074; RSC 39. Good VF, toned, flan flaw under chin, slightly off center.

From Collection C.G. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 1047.