Triton XVI, Lot: 910. Estimate $10000. Sold for $16000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.77 g, 12h). Rome mint. L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right / Rudder, cornucopia on globe, winged caduceus, and apex; L • MVSSIDIVS • LONGVS in semicircle above. Crawford 494/39a; CRI 116; Sydenham 1096a; Kestner 3750; BMCRR Rome 4238-9; RSC 29. EF, a few minor flan flaws on obverse. Well centered and boldly struck on a broad flan. Excellent portrait.
From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (11 May 2005), lot 408.