| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 34 | Auction date: 5 July 2025 |
| Lot number: 1941 Price realized: 2,000 CHF (Approx. 2,520 USD / 2,140 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Julius Caesar, 49-44 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.71 g, 11 h), P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Rome, first half of March 44 BC. CAESAR DICT PERPETVO Laureate head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. P•SEPVLLIVS - MACER Venus standing front, head to left, holding Victory in her right hand and long scepter in her left; shield leaning against scepter. Babelon (Julia) 48. Crawford 480/10. CRI 107a. RBW -. Sydenham 1073. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, very fine. In early 44 BC, Julius Caesar declared himself dictator perpetuo - dictator for life - a bold move that granted him unprecedented political authority. His ambition was reflected in the minting of coins bearing his portrait, a practice traditionally associated with Greek and Eastern monarchies. These coins soon featured his newly acquired title alongside the image of Venus, the mythical ancestor of the gens Julia, on the reverse. This pairing portrayed Caesar as both master of men and favored by the gods. Yet, despite his political acumen, Caesar gravely underestimated the resentment among his fellow senators toward his shift toward monarchy. Within weeks of this coin's minting, Caesar fell in a bloody conspiracy on 15 March, the infamous Ides of March. Starting price: 150 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 34 | Auction date: 5 July 2025 |
| Lot number: 1945 Price realized: 550 CHF (Approx. 693 USD / 588 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Julius Caesar, 49-44 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 2.99 g, 10 h), with P. Sepullius Macer, Rome, first half of March 44. CAESAR [DICT PERP]ETVO Laureate and veiled head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. P•SEPVLLIV[S - MACER] Venus standing front, head lowered to left, holding Victory in her right hand and long scepter in her left; to right, round shield set on the ground. Babelon (Julia) 50 and (Sepulia) 5. Crawford 480/13. RBW 1685. Sydenham 1074. Bankers' marks on the obverse and minor flan flaws, otherwise, fine. In early 44 BC, Julius Caesar declared himself dictator perpetuo - dictator for life - a bold move that granted him unprecedented political authority. His ambition was reflected in the minting of coins bearing his portrait, a practice traditionally associated with Greek and Eastern monarchies. These coins soon featured his newly acquired title alongside the image of Venus, the mythical ancestor of the gens Julia, on the reverse. This pairing portrayed Caesar as both master of men and favored by the gods. Yet, despite his political acumen, Caesar gravely underestimated the resentment among his fellow senators toward his shift toward monarchy. Within weeks of this coin's minting, Caesar fell in a bloody conspiracy on 15 March, the infamous Ides of March. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 34 | Auction date: 5 July 2025 |
| Lot number: 1940 Price realized: 1,000 CHF (Approx. 1,260 USD / 1,070 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Julius Caesar, 49-44 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.74 g, 6 h), with P. Sepullius Macer. Rome, first half of March 44. CAESAR DICT PERPETVO Laureate and veiled head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. P•SEPVLLIVS - [MACER] Venus standing front, head lowered to left, holding Victory in her right hand and long scepter in her left; to right, round shield set on the ground. Babelon (Julia) 49 and (Sepulia) 4. Crawford 480/10. RBW -. Sydenham 1073. Struck from very worn dies, otherwise, fine. In early 44 BC, Julius Caesar declared himself dictator perpetuo - dictator for life - a bold move that granted him unprecedented political authority. His ambition was reflected in the minting of coins bearing his portrait, a practice traditionally associated with Greek and Eastern monarchies. These coins soon featured his newly acquired title alongside the image of Venus, the mythical ancestor of the gens Julia, on the reverse. This pairing portrayed Caesar as both master of men and favored by the gods. Yet, despite his political acumen, Caesar gravely underestimated the resentment among his fellow senators toward his shift toward monarchy. Within weeks of this coin's minting, Caesar fell in a bloody conspiracy on 15 March, the infamous Ides of March. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 34 | Auction date: 5 July 2025 |
| Lot number: 1942 Price realized: 650 CHF (Approx. 819 USD / 695 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Julius Caesar, 49-44 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.29 g, 6 h), with P. Sepullius Macer. Rome, first half of March 44. CAESAR [DICT PE]RPETVO Laureate and veiled head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. [P•SEPVLLIVS - MA]CER Venus standing front, head lowered to left, holding Victory in her right hand and long scepter in her left; to right, round shield set on the ground. Babelon (Julia) 49 and (Sepulia) 4. Crawford 480/10. RBW -. Sydenham 1073. Porous and with some bankers' marks, and the reverse struck somewhat off center, otherwise, fine. Ex CGB E-Auction, 27 April 2021, 624034. In early 44 BC, Julius Caesar declared himself dictator perpetuo - dictator for life - a bold move that granted him unprecedented political authority. His ambition was reflected in the minting of coins bearing his portrait, a practice traditionally associated with Greek and Eastern monarchies. These coins soon featured his newly acquired title alongside the image of Venus, the mythical ancestor of the gens Julia, on the reverse. This pairing portrayed Caesar as both master of men and favored by the gods. Yet, despite his political acumen, Caesar gravely underestimated the resentment among his fellow senators toward his shift toward monarchy. Within weeks of this coin's minting, Caesar fell in a bloody conspiracy on 15 March, the infamous Ides of March. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 34 | Auction date: 5 July 2025 |
| Lot number: 1943 Price realized: 1,600 CHF (Approx. 2,016 USD / 1,712 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Julius Caesar, 49-44 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.71 g, 5 h), P. Sepullius Macer. Rome, first half of March 44. CAESAR [DICT PERPETV]O Laureate head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. P•SEPVLLIVS - [MA]CER Venus standing front, head lowered to left, holding Victory in her right hand and long scepter adorned with star in her left. Babelon (Julia) 49 and (Sepulia) 4. Crawford 480/11. RBW 1684. Sydenham 1072. Areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine. In early 44 BC, Julius Caesar declared himself dictator perpetuo - dictator for life - a bold move that granted him unprecedented political authority. His ambition was reflected in the minting of coins bearing his portrait, a practice traditionally associated with Greek and Eastern monarchies. These coins soon featured his newly acquired title alongside the image of Venus, the mythical ancestor of the gens Julia, on the reverse. This pairing portrayed Caesar as both master of men and favored by the gods. Yet, despite his political acumen, Caesar gravely underestimated the resentment among his fellow senators toward his shift toward monarchy. Within weeks of this coin's minting, Caesar fell in a bloody conspiracy on 15 March, the infamous Ides of March. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 34 | Auction date: 5 July 2025 |
| Lot number: 1944 Price realized: 2,200 CHF (Approx. 2,773 USD / 2,354 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Julius Caesar, 49-44 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.82 g, 7 h), P. Sepullius Macer. Rome, first half of March 44. CAESAR DICT PERPETVO Laureate head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. P•SEPVLLIVS - [M]ACER Venus standing front, head lowered to left, holding Victory in her right hand and long scepter adorned with star in her left. Babelon (Julia) 49 and (Sepulia) 4. Crawford 480/11. RBW 1684. Sydenham 1072. An unusually well centered example. Somewhat softly struck and a few minor marks, otherwise, about very fine. In early 44 BC, Julius Caesar declared himself dictator perpetuo - dictator for life - a bold move that granted him unprecedented political authority. His ambition was reflected in the minting of coins bearing his portrait, a practice traditionally associated with Greek and Eastern monarchies. These coins soon featured his newly acquired title alongside the image of Venus, the mythical ancestor of the gens Julia, on the reverse. This pairing portrayed Caesar as both master of men and favored by the gods. Yet, despite his political acumen, Caesar gravely underestimated the resentment among his fellow senators toward his shift toward monarchy. Within weeks of this coin's minting, Caesar fell in a bloody conspiracy on 15 March, the infamous Ides of March. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
