Watch List notes:

THE ALFRED FRANKLIN COLLECTION OF ANCIENT COINS, ROMAN GOLD, L. Cestius & C. Norbanus (43 BC), Gold Aureus, draped bust of Africa facing right, wearing an elephant's skin headdress, rev L CESTIVS / C NORBA, EX S C - PR, curule chair with decorated front legs adorned with eagles upon which are two facing snakes, 7.95g, 1h (Crawford 491/1b; Calicó 4, these dies; Bahrfeldt 25 and pl. IV, 19, these dies; Syd 1154). The usual minor weakness on the left eagle for this reverse die, otherwise well-struck and of good style, about extremely fine, a rare variety.
ex Triton III, New York, 30 November to 1 December 1999, lot 828
ex Numismatica Ars Classica 63, Zürich, 17 May 2012, lot 486
ex Aurora Collection, The New York Sale XXXII, Baldwin / Markov / M&M, 8 January 2014, lot 2
Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated

Estimate: £8000-10,000