344, Lot: 437. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Julius L.f. Caesar. 103 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 4.07 g, 7h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Mars left; • F (retrograde) • above / Venus Genetrix driving biga of Cupids left, holding scepter and reins; • F (retrograde) • above, [lyre below]. Crawford 320/1; Sydenham 593a; Julia 4a. VF, toned, some minor porosity, struck slightly off center.

From the Elwood Rafn Collection.