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JULIUS CAESAR. AR Denarius (4.05 gms), Rome Mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer, 44 B.C. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5.
Cr-480/11; CRI-107b; Syd-1072. Obverse: Wreathed head of Caesar right; Reverse: Venus standing left, holding Victory and scepter resting upon star. An ever-popular type owing to its portrait of the assassinated dictator, this example features better centering of strike and more attractive surfaces than usually encountered. Historically important as its striking was only weeks if not days before that fateful event on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.
Estimate: $2000.00- $4000.00
Cr-480/11; CRI-107b; Syd-1072. Obverse: Wreathed head of Caesar right; Reverse: Venus standing left, holding Victory and scepter resting upon star. An ever-popular type owing to its portrait of the assassinated dictator, this example features better centering of strike and more attractive surfaces than usually encountered. Historically important as its striking was only weeks if not days before that fateful event on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.
Estimate: $2000.00- $4000.00