The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late spring-early summer 48 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.99 g, 3h). Military mint traveling with Caesar, probably commencing after the battle of Pharsalus, 9 August 48 BC. Good VF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 619. Estimated: $ 2 000

Roman Republican, Silver

Sold For $ 23 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late spring-early summer 48 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.99 g, 3h). Military mint traveling with Caesar, probably commencing after the battle of Pharsalus, 9 August 48 BC. Diademed female head (Clementia?) right, wearing oak wreath, cruciform earring, necklace, hair collected into a knot behind, and falling in locks down her neck; LII (= 52 Caesar's age) to left / Trophy of Gallic arms, wearing horned helmet, holding oval shield ornamented with thunderbolt in right hand and carnyx in left; securis to right, CAE SAR across lower field. Cf. Crawford 452/4-5 (for obv.) and 452/2 (for rev.); cf. CRI 12-13/11 (for obv./rev.); cf. Sydenham 1010-1/1009 (for obv./rev.); DCA 937; BMCRR Rome –; Kestner –; RBW –; CNG 99, lot 562. Minor marks. Good VF. Knot of hair is not jeweled. Extremely rare hybrid denarius, possibly the sixth known. The rarest of the Julius Caesar denarii.

Ex Noble Numismatics 90 (31 March 2009), lot 3405.

This coin is an extremely interesting hybrid of the Crawford 452/4-5 obverse and the 452/2 reverse. As noted in Numismatica Ars Classica 80, 20 October 2014, lot 48: “Not only is the style of Crawford 452/4-5 more delicate and refined than the 452/2 coin (obverse), but more importantly the design of the hair in the chignons [is] completely different. In Crawford 452/4-5, the hair appears to be designed as curls simply tied in a bun, whilst in 452/2 the hair seems to be held [and] covered by a veil; these particular characteristics are only found on obverses of Crawford 452/4 and 5 and never on the ones of 452/2.”

The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Two – Lot 335-673 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 10 January 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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