Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2020 NYINC Auction 20-22 Jan 2020
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JULIUS CAESAR. AR Denarius (3.30 gms), Rome Mint, M. Mettius, moneyer, 44 B.C. FINE.
Cr-480/3; CRI-100; Syd-1056; RSC-34. Lifetime issue. Obverse: Wreathed head right; lituus and simpulum to left; Reverse: Venus standing left, holding victoriola and scepter, and resting elbow upon shield set on celestial globus; K to left. Struck in the weeks leading up to the assassination of Caesar, this well circulated example exhibits some bankers' marks on his portrait along with some typical striking issues. A charming representation of this historical type.
Estimate: $800.00- $1200.00
Cr-480/3; CRI-100; Syd-1056; RSC-34. Lifetime issue. Obverse: Wreathed head right; lituus and simpulum to left; Reverse: Venus standing left, holding victoriola and scepter, and resting elbow upon shield set on celestial globus; K to left. Struck in the weeks leading up to the assassination of Caesar, this well circulated example exhibits some bankers' marks on his portrait along with some typical striking issues. A charming representation of this historical type.
Estimate: $800.00- $1200.00