Triton XVI, Lot: 915. Estimate $5000. Sold for $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Caesarians. Divus Julius Caesar. 40 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Q. Voconius Vitulus, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right / Bull-calf walking left; Q • VOCONIVS above, VITVL[V]S • Q/DESIGN in two lines in exergue. Crawford 526/4; CRI 331; Sydenham 1133; Kestner -; BMCRR Rome 4311-2; RSC 45. Good VF, toned, shallow scratches on cheek under tone, a pair of die breaks on reverse. Rare.
From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 46 (2 April 2008), lot 948.