Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1611. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $520. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Julius Caesar. 47-46 BC. AR Denarius (3.85 g, 7h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12. Good VF, a few small toning spots on obverse. Struck with a fresh die on reverse, showing excellent details.