Julius Caesar AV Aureus. Rome, early 46 BC. A. Hirtius, praetor. Veiled female head (Vesta?) right; C•CAESAR COS•TER around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, guttus, and securis; A HIRTIVS PR around lower left. Crawford 466/1; CRI 56; BMCRR Rome 4050; Calicó 36a. 8.02g, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the Dr. Nicholas Lowe Collection;
Ex Asta del Titano (San Marino), Auction 2, 6 June 1999, lot 138.
Price realized | 5'250 GBP |
Starting price | 3'200 GBP |
Estimate | 4'000 GBP |