CNG 88, Lot: 1191. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.78 g, 4h). Rome mint. C. Cossutius Maridianus, moneyer. Wreathed and veiled head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and resting elbow on shield set on globe. Crawford 480/15; Alföldi Type XVIII, 28 (A4/R11); CRI 111a; Sydenham 1068; RSC 10. Good VF, toned, banker’s marks on cheek. Bold portrait.

From the Sierra Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 141 (10 October 2005), lot 239.