CNG 105, Lot: 728. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.76 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12. Near EF, lightly toned.
From the estate of Robert B. Beckett, Jr. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 43 (24 September 1997), lot 1765.