The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.10 g, 6h). Rome mint; C. Cossutius Maridianus, moneyer. NGC AU, 3/5, 3/5, Fine Style.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 614. Estimated: $ 2 000

Roman Republican, Silver

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.10 g, 6h). Rome mint; C. Cossutius Maridianus, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right; apex and lituus flanking neck; PΛRENS PΛTRIΛE upward to left, CΛESΛR upward to right / Cruciform COSSVTIVS MARIDIANVS; A A A F • F in angles. Crawford 480/19; Alföldi Type XVII, 10 var. (O–/R5, [rev. die unrecorded]); CRI 112; Sydenham 1069; RSC 8; BMCRR Rome 4187; Kestner –; RBW 1687. Toned, off center. In NGC encapsulation 4241286-009, graded AU, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 3/5, Fine Style. One of the rarer portrait types for Julius Caesar.

Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 506 (January 1988), no. 41; Waddell 2 (12 September 1987), lot 464.

Gaius Cossutius Maridianus was apparently the last man appointed to the recently expanded quatrovirate of moneyers in 44 BC. All of his Caesar heads are veiled, alluding to Caesar’s role as Pontifex Maximus. This issue is the last Caesar portrait type struck in 44 BC and is, according to David R. Sear, “clearly posthumous, presumably belonging to mid-April.”

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Triton XXVII – Session Two – Lot 338–647 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 9 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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