CNG 87, Lot: 942. Estimate $300. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.87 g, 6h). Military mint moving with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing his father, Anchises, on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12. Good VF, toned. Well centered and struck.