342, Lot: 497. Estimate $3000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.97 g, 5h). Rome mint; A. Hirtius, praetor. C • CAESAR COS TER, veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right / A • HIRTIVS • PR, emblems of the pontificate: lituus, guttus, and securis. Crawford 466/1; CRI 56; Calicó 36; Sydenham 1017. VF, light marks and scratches.

From the Michael Joffre Collection.