317, Lot: 236. Estimate $400. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.98 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49. VF, iridescent toning.
From the Demetrios Armounta Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 130 (4 January 2006), lot 297.