CNG 112, Lot: 558. Estimate $1250. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.26 g, 8h). Rome mint; L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right / Rudder, cornucopia on globe, winged caduceus, and apex. Crawford 494/39a; CRI 116; Sydenham 1096a; RSC 29; RBW 1742. Toned, struck slightly off center, banker’s mark on the obverse. VF. A bold portrait of Caesar.

From the TS Collection. Ex Elsen 78 (20 March 2004), lot 214.