181, Lot: 354. Estimate $100. Sold for $295. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Julius Caesar. 45 BC. Æ Dupondius (26mm, 14.68 g, 12h). North Italian mint; C. Clovius, prefect. Draped bust of Victory right; star behind / Minerva walking left, holding trophy over shoulder, spear, and shield, decorated with Medusa; erect serpent at feet left. Crawford 476/1a; RPC I 601/1; CRI 62. Fine, brown patina.

From the Patrick Villemur Collection.