CNG 94, Lot: 990. Estimate $750. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.07 g, 7h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49. Good VF, lightly toned, small flan flaw on obverse.

From the Demetrios Armounta Collection. Ex Davissons 24 (8 December 2005), lot 156.