Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction 14-21 Aug 2023
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JULIUS CAESAR. AR Denarius (4.00 gms), Military Mint traveling with Caesar, 49 B.C. NGC MS, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5. Edge Chip.
Cr-443/1; CRI-9; Syd-1006; RSC-49. Obverse: Elephant advancing right, trampling upon horned serpent; Reverse: Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Great quality for this ever-popular type, the present specimen--lacking any evidence of handling and presenting tremendous lustrous brilliance, also features better centering of strike than is generally encountered for the emission.
Estimate: $2000 - $4000
Cr-443/1; CRI-9; Syd-1006; RSC-49. Obverse: Elephant advancing right, trampling upon horned serpent; Reverse: Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Great quality for this ever-popular type, the present specimen--lacking any evidence of handling and presenting tremendous lustrous brilliance, also features better centering of strike than is generally encountered for the emission.
Estimate: $2000 - $4000