Ancients
Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.76 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 5/5. Military mint traveling with Caesar in northern Italy, 49 BC. Elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent, CAESAR in exergue / Pontifical implements: ladel (simpulum), sprinkler (aspergillum), axe (securis), and pontiff's cap (apex). Crawford 443/1. CRI 9. Sydenham 1006. RSC 49. Minor striking weakness to left of obverse, otherwise quite pleasing.
Estimate: 1200-1500 USD