439, Lot: 457. Estimate $750. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.77 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. EF, iridescent toning.

From the Fay Beth Wedig Collection.