Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Uncertain mint, 46 BC. Head of Ceres to right, wearing grain-ear wreath; COS•TERT downwards behind, DICT•ITER upwards before / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, capis, and lituus; M to right, AVGVR above, PONT•MAX below. Crawford 467/1b; CRI 57a; RSC 4. 3.80g, 19mm, 6h.
Near Mint State; well-centred and complete, attractive light cabinet tone with hints of golden iridescence.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection, collector's ticket included;
Privately purchased from Herb Kreindler at NYINC 2018;
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 92 Part 1, 23 May 2016, lot 389 (hammer: CHF 1,300).