Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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JULIUS CAESAR. AR Denarius (3.87 gms), Military mint traveling with Caesar, 49 B.C. NGC AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5. Bankers' Marks.
Cr-443/1; CRI-9; Syd-1006. Obverse: Elephant advancing right, trampling upon horned serpent; Reverse: Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. This strong example of the celebrated Denarius was made during the onset of the Caesar's Civil War that ended with his famed crossing of the Rubicon. With a superior strike and surfaces, this coin is far better than the average survivor from this time of tumult.
Estimate: $1500 - $2500
Cr-443/1; CRI-9; Syd-1006. Obverse: Elephant advancing right, trampling upon horned serpent; Reverse: Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. This strong example of the celebrated Denarius was made during the onset of the Caesar's Civil War that ended with his famed crossing of the Rubicon. With a superior strike and surfaces, this coin is far better than the average survivor from this time of tumult.
Estimate: $1500 - $2500