Triton XXI, Lot: 666. Estimate $4000. Sold for $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.85 g, 5h). Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right; CAESAR downward to right, DICT PERPETVO upward to left / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in right hand and scepter in left, with shield at side; [P • SEPVLL]IVS downward to right, MACER upward to left. Crawford 480/12; Alföldi Type XI, 6; CRI 107c; Sydenham 1074 var.; RSC 39; RBW 1685 var. Near EF, lustrous surfaces with a hint of light golden toning around devices, a couple faint marks. Good metal. Very rare variety with MACER running upward.