Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AV aureus (20mm, 8.12 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, flan flaw. Rome, 46 BC, Aulus Hirtius, praetor. C•CAESAR-COS TER, veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right / A•HIRTIVS•P R, lituus, oenochoe and securis, all turned left (emblems of the augurate and pontificate). Crawford 466/1. Sydenham 1017-1018. Hirtia 1 and Julia 22. Calicó 36. Perfectly struck from dies of lovely style. Ex New York Sale XLII (9 January 2018), lot 426
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Price realized | 18'000 USD |
Starting price | 10'000 USD |
Estimate | 20'000 USD |