The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.84 g, 9h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Laureate head right; CAESAR • DICT downward to right, PERPETVO upward to left / Fasces and winged caduceus in saltire; clasped hands to left, globe above, axe below; L • BVCA upward to right. Crawford 480/6; Alföldi Type XIII, 13-14 (A2/R5); CRI 103; Sydenham 1063; RSC 25; BMCRR Rome 4157–9; Kestner 3686; RBW 1680. Deeply toned, minor scratches under tone. Near EF. A wonderful portrait of Caesar.
Ex Freeman & Sear Manhattan Sale IV (8 January 2013), lot 108; Athena Fund (Part II, Sotheby’s Zurich, 27 October 1993), lot 1407; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 543 (May 1991), no. 21.
