Triton XVIII, Lot: 951. Estimate $5000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (20mm, 8.22 g, 8h). 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 512-16 (D105/R310); Crawford 466/1; CRI 56; Sydenham 1018; Kestner 3636; BMCRR Rome 4052; CNR 11/5 (same dies); Bahrfeldt 19; Calicó 37c; Biaggi –; RBW 1634-6. Good VF, toned, a few deposits. Bold large bust.

From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind.