Ancients
Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AV aureus (21mm, 7.92 gm, 7h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, edge marks, brushed. Rome, 46 BC, Aulus Hirtius, praetor. C•CAESAR-COS•TER, veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right, with features of Julius Caesar / A•HIRTIVS•P R, lituus, oenochoe, and securis, all turned left (emblems of the augurate and pontificate). Crawford 466/1. Sydenham 1017-1018. Hirtia 1 and Julia 22. Calicó 37c. Exceptionally manly portrait. Light deposits on reverse.
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD