Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3598 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $1,000
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SOLD $1,400
JULIUS CAESAR, (c.47-46 B.C.), silver denarius, (3.74 gm), Africa mint, obv. diademed head of Venus to right, rev. CAESAR to right, Aeneas walking left, carrying Anchises and palladium, dotted border, (S.1402, Cr.458/1, Syd.1013, RSC Julius Caesar 12). Banker's marks on obverse, slightly off centred on obverse, otherwise nearly fine with collector's ticket description, indicating purchase in July 30, 1889 from Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge.
Ex Baldwin's Auctions No.42, The William C. Boyd Collection, 28th September 2005 (lot 97).
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Estimate $1,000
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