Ancients
Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.68 gm, 12h). Rome, lifetime issue, L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer, February-March 44 BC. DICT • PERPETVO CAESAR, laureate head of Caesar right; CAESAR / L • BVCA, Venus Victrix seated right, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and transverse scepter in left. Crawford 480/7b. CRI 104a; Sydenham 1062. RSC 24. Well centered and cleanly struck, with a realistic portrait. One of the rarer Caesar lifetime portraits! NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 5/5.
Estimate: 4000-5000 USD