Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AV aureus (21mm, 8.20 gm, 10h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, 46 BC, Aulus Hirtius, praetor. C•CAESAR-COS•TER, veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right, with features of Julius Caesar / 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 37c. Ample flan with nearly full beading on both sides. Includes ANAAB certificate from 11 December 1997.
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Price realized | 22'000 USD |
Starting price | 6'000 USD |
Estimate | 12'000 USD |