Lot description:
The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.53 g, 1h). 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; RBW 1557. Toned with some iridescence, bankers' marks, light porosity, scrape and scratches under tone, light deposits. Fine.
Estimate: 250 USD | |