325, Lot: 544. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late spring-early summer 48 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.10 g, 2h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Diademed female head (Clementia?) right, wearing oak wreath; LII (= 52, Caesar's age) behind / Gallic trophy, holding oval shield and carnyx; securis surmounted by wolf’s head to right. Crawford 452/2; CRI 11; Sydenham 1009; RSC 18; DCA 937. VF, hairline flan crack, reverse slightly off center.
From the Demetrios Armounta Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 145 (9 August 2006), lot 235.