Triton XVIII, Lot: 920. Estimate $300. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Sex. Julius Caesar. 129 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.90 g, 9h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin’s head, the visor in three pieces, earring, and necklace; upturned anchor to left; mark of value below chin / Venus Genetrix driving galloping biga right, holding reins in both hands, and being crowned with wreath by Cupid standing behind; ROMA above; SEX • I(VL)[I] below; CAISA[R] in exergue. Crawford 258/1; Sydenham 476; Julia 2; Kestner 2330; BMCRR Rome 1140; RBW 1053. EF.
From the RBW Collection. Ex Thesaurus 1 (9 December 2006), lot 269.