Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 932. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JULIUS CAESAR. 49-48 BC. AR Denarius (3.91 gm, 9h). Military mint travelling with Caesar. CAESAR in exergue, elephant walking right, trampling on horned / Simpulum, sprinkler, axe (surmounted by a wolf's head), and priest's hat. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; Kestner 3518; BMCRR Gaul 27; RSC 49. Good VF, light gray toning, unusually well-centered. Rare with dragon. ($500)

From the Claude Collection.

Interestingly, only the catalog of the Kestner collection distinguishes between the serpent and horned serpent varieties of this issue.