193, Lot: 178. Estimate $200. Sold for $470. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Julius Caesar. 49-48 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.91 g, 9h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Simpulum, sprinkler, axe surmounted by wolf’s head, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49. VF, light toning, off center.