CNG 112, Lot: 557. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.92 g, 9h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; C. Cossutius Maridianus, moneyer. Wreathed and veiled head right / Venus standing left, holding Victory and resting arm on shield set on globe. Crawford 480/16; Alföldi Type XIX, 141 (this coin illustrated on pl. CXLI, no. 37; dies A10/R1); CRI 111; Sydenham 1067; RSC 9; RBW –. Toned with some iridescence, a couple of scratches, struck off center. Near EF. One of the rarer types for Julius Caesar.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Professor L. Fontana Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 237, 21 July 2010), lot 348.