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Auction 3089  –  21 - 23 January 2021

Heritage Auctions, Auction 3089

Ancient and World Coins

Part 1: Th, 21.01.2021, from 8:00 PM CET
Part 2: Fr, 22.01.2021, from 1:00 AM CET
Part 3: Fr, 22.01.2021, from 8:00 PM CET
Part 4: Sa, 23.01.2021, from 1:00 AM CET
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Description

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
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