| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 607 Price realized: 2,750 USD (Approx. 2,519 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 47 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.89 g, 2h). Mint in Sicily (Lilybaeum?); Aulus Allienus, proconsular governor of Sicily. Draped bust of Venus right, wearing stephane; C • CAESAR IMP • COS • ITER around / Trinacrus standing left, foot on prow, holding triskeles in right hand, resting right elbow on knee, cloak over left arm; A • ALLIENVS down left, PRO • COS up right. Crawford 457/1; CRI 54; Sydenham 1022; RSC 1; BMCRR Sicily 5; Kestner 3575-6; RBW 1599. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6155519-004, graded XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Before embarking for North Africa from the Sicilian port of Lilybaeum, Caesar spent some time on the island organizing the invasion force with which he was going to confront Scipio and the other Pompeians. During this period (late 47 BC), a small issue of denarii was produced in Caesar's name by Aulus Allienus, who had been appointed proconsular governor of Sicily the preceding year. The issue – one of the rarest in the Caesarian series – was unusual in that it bore the name of one of the dictator's lieutenants in addition to his own name, a feature more characteristic of the Pompeian coinage. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
