336, Lot: 243. Estimate $200. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.69 g, 5h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Diademed head of Venus right, with Cupid behind shoulder / Trophy with oval shield and
carnyx (Gallic arms) between seated female and male captives. Crawford 468/1; CRI 58; Sydenham 1014; RSC 13. Near VF, areas of flat strike, light porosity and scratches, minor deposits on the reverse.