436, Lot: 505. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.90 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right, wearing necklace / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12. Choice EF, light iridescent toning with underlying luster.

From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.