Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction 16-21 Aug 2021
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JULIUS CAESAR. AV Aureus (8.11 gms), Rome Mint; A. Hirtius, praetor, 46 B.C. NGC AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5.
Cr-466/1; CRI-56; Calico-37; Syd-1018. Obverse: Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right; Reverse: Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, capis, and securis. One of the most attractive and alluring examples of this type that one is likely to encounter, the present specimen is undoubtedly destined for the cabinet of a connoisseur, as it offers a well centered strike on each side (VERY RARE for this already SCARCE type), great metal with some golden-orange highlights, and very little in the way of actual handling.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
Estimate: $15000 - $25000
Cr-466/1; CRI-56; Calico-37; Syd-1018. Obverse: Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right; Reverse: Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, capis, and securis. One of the most attractive and alluring examples of this type that one is likely to encounter, the present specimen is undoubtedly destined for the cabinet of a connoisseur, as it offers a well centered strike on each side (VERY RARE for this already SCARCE type), great metal with some golden-orange highlights, and very little in the way of actual handling.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
Estimate: $15000 - $25000