Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction 14-21 Aug 2023
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JULIUS CAESAR. AV Aureus (8.02 gms), Rome Mint; A. Hirtius, praetor, 46 B.C. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Edge Marks.
Cr-466/1; CRI-56; Cal-37; Syd-1018. Obverse: Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right; Reverse: Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, capis, and securis. Struck on a somewhat irregular flan, this example of a rather popular type presents even handling across the higher points, with some light golden-orange hues throughout.
From the George Henry Carman Collection.
Estimate: $7000 - $10000
Cr-466/1; CRI-56; Cal-37; Syd-1018. Obverse: Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right; Reverse: Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, capis, and securis. Struck on a somewhat irregular flan, this example of a rather popular type presents even handling across the higher points, with some light golden-orange hues throughout.
From the George Henry Carman Collection.
Estimate: $7000 - $10000