Triton XIX, Lot: 414. Estimate $3000. Sold for $8000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 42 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.75 g, 3h). Rome mint; L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right / Rudder, cornucopia on globe, winged caduceus, and apex; L • MVSSIDIVS • LONGVS above and to right. Crawford 494/39a; CRI 116; Sydenham 1096a; RSC 29; RBW 1742. EF, deep cabinet tone, small test cut on edge.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.