| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 528 | Auction date: 30 November 2022 |
| Lot number: 339 Price realized: 950 USD (Approx. 913 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.52 g, 12h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter resting on star. Toned, obverse struck somewhat off center, areas of weakness, some die rust, minor scratches. Near VF. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 533 | Auction date: 22 February 2023 |
| Lot number: 464 Price realized: 350 USD (Approx. 328 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.51 g, 9h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and vertical scepter set on shield. Crawford 480/10; Alföldi Type VIII, – (A–/R23, unlisted obverse die); CRI 107a; Sydenham 1073; RSC 38; RBW –. Dark find patina, banker's mark on obverse, some horn silver. Fair. Estimate: 250 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 531 | Auction date: 25 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 776 Price realized: 1,200 USD (Approx. 1,103 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.55 g, 3h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter; shield set on ground to right. Crawford 480/13; Alföldi Type IX, (A6/R37 – unlisted die combination); CRI 107d; Sydenham 1074; RSC 39; RBW 1685. Lightly toned, banker's mark on obverse, porosity and pitting, scratches. Good Fine. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 525 | Auction date: 19 October 2022 |
| Lot number: 816 Price realized: 3,250 USD (Approx. 3,299 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.60 g, 3h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter; shield set on ground to right. Crawford 480/13; Alföldi Type IX, 132 (A9/R20); CRI 107d; Sydenham 1074; RSC 39; RBW 1685. Lightly toned, traces of deposits, light scratches, bankers' marks. Near VF. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 528 | Auction date: 30 November 2022 |
| Lot number: 340 Price realized: 550 USD (Approx. 529 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter; shield set on ground to right. Iridescent toning, banker's mark, scratches. Fine. Estimate: 400 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVI | Auction date: 10 January 2023 |
| Lot number: 625 Price realized: 4,750 USD (Approx. 4,427 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.72 g, 7h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; C. Cossutius Maridianus, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right; CAESAR downwards to right, DICT • IN • PERPETVO upwards to left / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and resting left arm on shield set on globe to right; C • MARIDIANVS downwards to right. Crawford 480/16; Alföldi Type XIX, 23 (dies A6/R4); CRI 111; Sydenham 1067; RSC 9; RBW –. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6290513-004, graded Ch XF, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 4/5. Expressive portrait. For two centuries, Rome had spurned the Hellenistic practice of placing the ruler's portrait, or any living person, on its coinage. So, early in 44 BC, many Romans must have been stunned to see the image of Julius Caesar, recently appointed to an unprecedented fourth term as dictator, stamped upon newly minted silver denarii. Like a profusion of other honors and titles, the right to place his image on coins had been bestowed on Caesar by the Roman Senate. Caesar's enemies may have had an ulterior motive in pushing for the honor, as it certainly fueled the growing suspicion that Caesar intended to name himself king (Rex) of Rome, an intolerable offense to tradition. If this was their intent, it succeeded, for within three months a conspiracy had been formed and Caesar was assassinated at a meeting of the Senate on March 15, 44 BC. This silver denarius carries a startlingly realistic, warts-and-all portrait of Caesar on the obverse and the image of the dictator's patron goddess, Venus, on the reverse. The obverse legend acclaims Caesar as DICT IN PERPETVO -- Perpetual dictator -- a title bestowed by the Senate between January 26 and February 15 of 44 BC. Caesar's shattering of tradition would continue after his death, as portraits of living Romans on the state's coinage began to proliferate, ultimately even among his assassins. Estimate: 5000 USD |  |
