The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January 44 BC. AV Aureus (21mm, 8.01 g, 9h). Rome mint.

CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 933. Estimated: $ 10 000

Roman Republican, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 12 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January 44 BC. AV Aureus (21mm, 8.01 g, 9h). Rome mint. Diademed bust of Venus right, with shoulders bare, hair collected into a knot behind the head, and tied with a band; CAES • DIC upward to left, QVAR downward to right / COS QVINC within laurel wreath. Crawford 481/1; Alföldi Type II, AV 5 (same dies); CRI 117; Calicó 42 (same obv. die as illustration); Sydenham 1021; BMCRR Rome 4129-31; Biaggi 32 (same obv. die); Mazzini 20; RBW 1695 (same dies). Weak reverse, as usual. VF.

Ex Berk BBS 207 (13 June 2019), lot 9.

Commemorating Caesar’s fourth dictatorship and fifth consulship. Sear (CRI p. 80) suggests that this issue was “intended for distribution to notables at the time of the consular ceremonies.”

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Three – Roman Provincial Coinage Part 2 through Roman Imperial Coinage Part 1 will be held Tuesday morning, 14 September 2021 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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