347, Lot: 478. Estimate $200. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-February 44 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.16 g, 7h). Rome mint. L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Wreathed head right; large crescent dividing P M behind / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter. Crawford 480/4; Alföldi Type IV, 130 for type; CRI 102; Sydenham 1060; RSC 22. Fine, toned, banker’s marks, scratches and some corrosion. An interesting flip-over double strike with an offset, partial third strike.