Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction 14-21 Aug 2023
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JULIUS CAESAR. AR Denarius (4.08 gms), Rome Mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer, 44 B.C. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5. Edge Cut.
Cr-480/7B; CRI-104A; Syd-1062; RSC-24. Lifetime issue. Obverse: Wreathed head right; Reverse: Venus seated right on throne, holding scepter and victoriola. Some off-centering of strike is observed, as well as the noted edge cut, but this example, issued in the weeks leading up to Caesar's assassination, offers a solid portrait of the general-turned-dictator.
From the Historia Moolah Collection.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000
Cr-480/7B; CRI-104A; Syd-1062; RSC-24. Lifetime issue. Obverse: Wreathed head right; Reverse: Venus seated right on throne, holding scepter and victoriola. Some off-centering of strike is observed, as well as the noted edge cut, but this example, issued in the weeks leading up to Caesar's assassination, offers a solid portrait of the general-turned-dictator.
From the Historia Moolah Collection.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000