Two Attractive Hirtius Aurei

Triton XVIII, Lot: 950. Estimate $5000. Sold for $11000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (20mm, 8.05 g, 3h). Rome mint. A. Hirtius, praetor. Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right; C • CAESAR COS • TER around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, guttus, and securis; A HIRTIVS PR around lower left. Molinari 280-94 (D37/R245); Crawford 466/1; CRI 56; Sydenham 1018; Kestner 3636; BMCRR Rome 4052; CNR 15/10 (same dies); Bahrfeldt 19; Calicó 37b; Biaggi –; RBW 1634-6. Near EF, toned.

From the RAJ Collection, purchased from Fred Shore, 2002.