| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61395 | Auction date: 4 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 22296 Price realized: 1,200 USD (Approx. 1,112 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.62 gm, 11h). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5. Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain, ca. late 46-early 45 BC. Bust of Venus right, wearing stephane, pendant earring, and pendant necklace, with hair rolled and pulled into chignon at back of head; Cupid at shoulder / CAESAR, trophy of Gallic arms; captives seated at base, dejected female to left, bound male to right looking up at trophy. Crawford 468/1. Sydenham 1014. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3103 (8 December 2022), lot 35030. Julius Caesar was made Proconsul over Further Spain, and the following nine years he spent in and out of Gaul, embarking on a prolonged Gallic war, which he recorded his personal account in Commentarii de Bello Gallico (Commentary of the Gallic War). Initially benefitting from the disjointed tribes of Gaul, which he could deal with individually, however, the tide turned upon facing Vercingetorix, the chief of the Arverni tribe, who had assembled a confederation against him. In 52 BC, Caesar triumphed over Vercingetorix at the Battle of Alesia despite fierce resistance. Taking advantage of the unstable conditions in Gaul, he successfully broadened Rome's dominion through conquest, vastly increased his wealth through war spoils, and also dangerously heightened his popularity among the populace. This coin type showcases his purported lineage in the founding myth of Rome from Iulus, then Aeneas, and finally to Venus on the obverse. At the same time, the reverse promotes his victories in Gaul through the trophy adorned with Gallic military arms and bound captives, a powerful message to the Romans and the world at the time. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-julius-caesar-as-dictator-49-44-bc-ar-denarius-19mm-362-gm-11h-ngc-au-4-5-3-5/a/61395-22296.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61395-08042024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > ANA Signature Sale 3118 | Auction date: 15 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 34223 Price realized: 1,900 USD (Approx. 1,730 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.84 gm, 8h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5. Military mint traveling with Caesar in northern Italy, ca. 49-48 BC. CAESAR, elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent / Culullus, aspergillum, securis (axe surmounted by dog or wolf's head), and apex. Crawford 443/1. Sydenham 1006. A handsome example of this popular issue with lustrous surfaces. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-julius-caesar-as-dictator-49-44-bc-ar-denarius-19mm-384-gm-8h-ngc-au-4-5-4-5/a/3118-34223.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3118-08152024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > ANA Signature Sale 3118 | Auction date: 15 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 34224 Price realized: 1,400 USD (Approx. 1,275 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.86 gm, 2h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5. Military mint traveling with Caesar in northern Italy, ca. 49-48 BC. CAESAR, elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent / Culullus, aspergillum, securis (axe surmounted by dog or wolf's head), and apex. Crawford 443/1. Sydenham 1006. Julia 9. An attractive piece with sharp remnant detailing. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-julius-caesar-as-dictator-49-44-bc-ar-denarius-19mm-386-gm-2h-ngc-au-4-5-4-5/a/3118-34224.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3118-08152024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61395 | Auction date: 4 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 22268 Price realized: 1,050 USD (Approx. 973 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (17mm, 3.74 gm, 5h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5. Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa, ca. 48-46 BC. Diademed head of Venus right, wearing necklace / CAESAR, Aeneas advancing left, head facing, palladium left in outstretched right hand, carrying Anchises on his left shoulder. Crawford 458/1. Sydenham 1013. Julia 10. A popular ancestral issue struck on shining, toned surfaces. In the myth of the founding of Rome, Aeneas was the child of Venus and Anchises. With the fall of Troy, Aeneas, a Trojan warrior, was ordered by the gods to flee with a group of people including his father and son, Iulus. After Aeneas' own "Odyssey" through the Mediterranean, he landed in Italia, and his legacy would become the founding of Rome and his descendants would be Romulus and Remus. With this coins imagery, Julius Caesar refers to the mythical founding of Rome and was used to link Julius Caesar's lineage to Iulus, then Aeneas, and finally to Venus. Caesar also used the obverse of this coin to lay claim to the goddess Venus over his opponent of the time, Pompey the Great. The reverse refers to the moment Aeneas fled Troy, carrying his father to safety with him. This story was later immortalized in Virgil's Aenead, under the auspices of Augustus, who used this story to link himself by extension of his adoption by Julius Caesar to the founding of Rome. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-julius-caesar-as-dictator-49-44-bc-ar-denarius-17mm-374-gm-5h-ngc-au-4-5-4-5/a/61395-22268.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61395-08042024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > ANA Signature Sale 3118 | Auction date: 15 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 34219 Price realized: 4,600 USD (Approx. 4,188 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.93 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Military mint traveling with Caesar in northern Italy, ca. 49-48 BC. CAESAR, elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent / Culullus, aspergillum, securis (axe surmounted by dog or wolf's head), and apex. Crawford 443/1. Sydenham 1006. A jaw-dropping piece with mesmerizing chromatic toning that comes to life with vibrant blue, orange, and magenta hues, as it catches the light. Ex Schulman Vault Collection (Schulman, Auction 365, 22 October 2020), lot 1508; Purchased from Jacques Schulman (1975). One of the most popular series of coinage that Caesar minted was of an elephant stepping on a serpent, with CAESAR in the exergue. Although there is no clear record of what these coins allude to, this design is believed to commemorate Caesar's victory in the Battle of Thapsus in 46 BC, where he defeated the forces of his political rival, Pompey, so efficiently that it was like an elephant stepping on a snake and could be seen as good defeating evil. On the reverse, he included important pontifical religious implements, a reminder to the Roman people that he was a pious man, and that he held numerous religious positions, such as Pontifex Maximus (Highest Priest). This series of coinage effectively communicated Caesar's dual image as a capable military leader and a custodian of Roman tradition, helping to consolidate his support base and establish his legitimacy during the tumultuous events of the civil war. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-julius-caesar-as-dictator-49-44-bc-ar-denarius-19mm-393-gm-11h-ngc-choice-auand-9733-5-/a/3118-34219.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3118-08152024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61395 | Auction date: 4 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 22233 Price realized: 2,500 USD (Approx. 2,317 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.72 gm, 2h). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5. Military mint traveling with Caesar in northern Italy, ca. 49-48 BC. CAESAR, elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent / Culullus, aspergillum, securis (axe surmounted by dog or wolf's head), and apex. Crawford 443/1. Sydenham 1006. Julia 9. One of the most popular types Caesar minted was of an elephant stepping on a serpent, with CAESAR in the exergue. Although there is no clear record of what these coins allude to, this design is believed to commemorate Caesar's victory in the Battle of Thapsus in 46 BC, where he defeated the forces of his political rival, Pompey, so efficiently that it was like an elephant stepping on a snake and could be seen as good defeating evil. On the reverse, he included important pontifical religious implements, a reminder to the Roman people that he was a pious man, and that he held numerous religious positions, such as Pontifex Maximus (Highest Priest). This series of coinage effectively communicated Caesar's dual image as a capable military leader and a custodian of Roman tradition, helping to consolidate his support base and establish his legitimacy during the tumultuous events of the civil war. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-julius-caesar-as-dictator-49-44-bc-ar-denarius-19mm-372-gm-2h-ngc-xf-4-5-4-5/a/61395-22233.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61395-08042024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
