Ancients
Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AV aureus (20mm, 8.07 gm, 9h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 2/5, ex-jewelry, bent, marks. 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. Overall well centered on bright surfaces.
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Estimate: 5000-6000 USD