| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61534 | Auction date: 3 August 2025 |
| Lot number: 25174 Price realized: 3,000 USD (Approx. 2,621 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients Julius Caesar, as Dictator Perpetuo (ca. February-March 44 BC), with Publius Sepullius Macer, as Moneyer. AR denarius (20mm, 3.99 gm, 2h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 2/5, scuffs. Rome. CAESAR-DICT PERPETVO, veiled, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right / P•SEPVLLIVS / MACER, Venus standing facing, head left, Victory standing left in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left with shield at base. Crawford 480/13. Sydenham 1074. Julia 50 and Sepullia 5. This series of coins containing the "DICT PERPETVO", or Dictator in Perpetuity, in conjunction with his lifetime portrait, is considered by historians as the coins that killed Caesar. Around a month after this legend was minted, Julius Caesar was assassinated by the Senate in the Theater of Pompey. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/roman-republic-julius-caesar-as-dictator-perpetuo-ca-february-march-44-bc-with-publius-sepullius-macer-as-money/a/61534-25174.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61534-08032025 HID02906262019 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 8521747009 |  |
