Lot 3498
Sale 101 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Julius Caesar, (assassinated 44 B.C.), silver denarius, issued 49-48 B.C., mint moving with Caesar, (3.49 g), obv. elephant to right, trampling on serpent, CAESAR in exergue, rev. pontifical emblems, simpulum, aspergillum, axe and apex, (S.1399, Cr.443/1, Syd.1006, RSC 49). Worn, with minor banker's marks on reverse, fine or better.
The symbols on the reverse refer to Caesar's role as Pontifex Maximus.
- Estimate
- $500
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $420