Ancients
Julius Caesar as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (3.68 gm). Military mint in northern Italy, 49 BC. Elephant walking right, trampling serpent, CAESAR in exergue / Pontifical emblems. Crawford 443/1. CRI 9. RSC 49. Banker's mark near center of obverse. Good Fine. Offered together with a contemporary barbaric imitation of a denarius of P. Satrienus (ca. 77-50 BC) (4.37 gm). Helmeted head of Mars right, she-wolf walking left, blundered legend. Cf. Crawford 388/1, Davis A2. Very Fine.
Estimate: 300-400 USD