Watch List notes:

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.98 g, 11h). Rome mint; L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right / Rudder, cornucopia on globe, winged caduceus, and apex; [L • MV]SSIDIVS • LONGVS in semicircle above. Crawford 494/39a; CRI 116; Sydenham 1096a; Kestner 3750; BMCRR Rome 4238-9; RSC 29. EF, lightly toned, reverse off center. Wonderful portrait.


Ex Waddell 108 (1 October 2007), lot 44.