The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-February 44 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.35 g, 3h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint. L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Laureate head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and leaning on scepter. Crawford 480/4; Alföldi Type IV, 49 (A6/R2); CRI 102; Sydenham 1060; RSC 22; RBW –. Lightly toned with hints of iridescence, minor marks and scratches, some flatness. Good VF.
From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVI.2 (Second Quarter, 1991), no. 107; Numismatica Ars Classica 2 (21 February 1990), lot 472; Classical Numismatic Review XV.4 (4th Quarter, 1990), no. 50.