The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.06 g, 9h). Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right; CAESAR downward to right, DICT PERPETVO upward to left / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left; shield set on ground to right; P • SEPVLLIVS downward to right, [MACE]R downward to left. Crawford 480/13; Alföldi Type IX, unlisted dies; CRI 107d; Sydenham 1074; RSC 39; RBW 1685. Attractive cabinet toning, weakly struck in areas. Good VF. Dies are not listed in Alföldi; rare as such. Nice metal.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 111 (29 May 2019), lot 633 (hammer $4990).