183, Lot: 170. Estimate $200. Sold for $410. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Julius Caesar. 49-48 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.56 g, 6h). Military mint moving with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on serpent / Pontifical implements: simpulum, sprinkler, axe (surmounted by wolf’s head), and priest’s hat. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49. Near VF, banker’s mark on obverse, light porosity, reverse scratches.