Ancients
Julius Caesar, as Consul for the Third Time (46 BC), with Aulus Hirtius, as Praetor. AV aureus (18mm, 8.09 gm, 5h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, 46 BC. C•CAESAR-COS•TER, veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right / A•HIRTIVS•P R, lituus, oenochoe, and securis, all turned left (emblems of the augurate and pontificate). Crawford 466/1. Sydenham 1018. Hirtia 1 and Julia 22. Calicó 36. Molinari 24 (D1/R208–this coin). Struck from dies of delicate style. Hints of orange toning.
From the WTR Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 111 (29 May 2019), lot 629; Hess-Leu 49 (27 April 1971), lot 314
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Estimate: 18000-22000 USD