52, Lot: 97. Estimate $250. Sold for $355. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Julius Caesar. 49-48 BC. AR Denarius (3.64 gm). CAESAR in exergue, elephant right, trampling on serpent / Simpulum, sprinkler, axe (surmounted by a dog's head) and priest's hat. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; BMCRR (Gaul) 27; RSC 49. VF, banker's mark. ($250)
From the John M. McCarthy Collection