The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-February 44 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.95 g, 3h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Wreathed head right; star of eight rays to left; CAESAR IMP downward to right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory on outstretched right hand and scepter set on star with left; [P • SEP]VLLIVS downward to right, MACER upward to left. Crawford 480/5b; Alföldi Type V, – (A–/R10); CRI 106a; Sydenham 1071; RSC 41; RBW 1679. Toned, flatly struck in areas. In NGC encapsulation, 4681702-008, graded Ch AU. Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5.
From the Grand Haven Collection. Ex Property of a Gentleman Collection (Morton & Eden 68, 10 June 2014), lot 70 (hammer £2700), purchased from Spink, December 2007.