CNG 103, Lot: 655. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. Æ Dupondius (26mm, 15.80 g, 12h). Rome mint; C. Clovius, prefect. Winged and draped bust of Victory right; star behind / Minerva advancing left, holding trophy, spear, and shield decorated with gorgoneion; at feet to left, snake gliding left with head erect. Crawford 476/1b; CRI 62a; Sydenham 1026; RBW 1668; RPC I 601. VF, earthen green-brown patina, cleaning scratches.

From the RBW Collection, purchased from Christopher Blom, 11 December 1992.