Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1355. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JULIUS CAESAR. 47-46 BC. AR Denarius (3.48 gm, 6h). Military mint with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right; c/m: IMP VES (ligate) in incuse rectangle / CAESAR to right, Aeneas walking left, holding palladium and Anchises. For coin: Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12; for c/m: Martini 100. Coin: Fine, light toning, flan slightly bent from countermark; c/m: Good VF, exceptionally clear. A bold Vespasian countermark. ($200)