345, Lot: 453. Estimate $200. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 4.16 g, 12h). Rome mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Laureate head right / Venus standing left, holding Victory and scepter. Crawford 480/8; CRI 105; Sydenham 1061; RSC 23. VF, toned, some striking weakness.

From the Michael Joffre Collection.