Sale: CNG 64, Lot: 844. Estimate $2000. Closing Date: Wednesday, 24 September 2003. Sold For $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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JULIUS CAESAR. 42 BC. AR Denarius (4.18 gm). Posthumous issue. L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Laureate head right / Rudder, cornucopiae on globe, winged caduceus, and flamen's cap. Crawford 494/39a; CRI 116; Sydenham 1096c; RSC 29. Good VF, reverse a bit off-center, struck on a heavy flan. Another choice portrait of Caesar, set off by fine old cabinet toning. ($2000)
From the Tony Hardy Collection.