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CICF Signature Sale 3046 14-15 April 2016
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Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 4.04 gm, 2h). Military mint moving with Caesar, late spring-early summer 48 BC. Diademed and wreath head of Venus right; LII (=52, Caesar's age) behind / CAE-SAR, Gallic trophy, holding oval shield and carnyx; securis (sacrificial ax) to right. Crawford 452/2. CRI 11. Sydenham 1009. RSC 18. Boldly struck in sound metal and pleasingly toned. NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5.
Estimate: 1000-1300 USD
Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 4.04 gm, 2h). Military mint moving with Caesar, late spring-early summer 48 BC. Diademed and wreath head of Venus right; LII (=52, Caesar's age) behind / CAE-SAR, Gallic trophy, holding oval shield and carnyx; securis (sacrificial ax) to right. Crawford 452/2. CRI 11. Sydenham 1009. RSC 18. Boldly struck in sound metal and pleasingly toned. NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5.
Estimate: 1000-1300 USD