Triton XVI, Lot: 901. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right; CAESAR downwards before, DICT PERPETVO upwards behind / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and vertical scepter in left; L • BVCA downwards behind . Crawford 480/8; Alföldi Type XIV, 44-45 (A8/R18); CRI 105; Sydenham 1061; Kestner 3687; BMCRR Rome 4154; RSC 23. Near EF, lightly toned, traces of die rust on obverse. Excellent silver quality.

From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 51 (5March 2009), lot 91.