CNG 112, Lot: 550. Estimate $500. Sold for $1300. 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 / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12; RBW 1600. Old cabinet toning. Near EF. Attractive. Well centered for the issue.

From the Matthew Curtis Collection.