The New York Sale 2026 Ancient & World

An Exceptional Portrait Denarius of Julius Caesar – Among the Finest Known

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1190 Julius Caesar. Moneyer: L. Livineius Regulus. Silver Denarius (3.99 g), 42 BC. Rome. Wreathed head of Caesar right, laurel branch behind, caduceus before. Reverse: Bull charging right; L. LIVINEIVS above, REGVLVS below. Crawford 494/24; BMC 4274; RSC 27; Syd. 1106; Cohen 2. Unusually well struck for type, offering one of the finest portraits of Caesar to be found on Denarii. Even gray tone with russet-gold highlights. In NGC holder graded Ch XF* ; Strike 5/5; Surface 5/5.

$10,000

NGC Certification Number 2176681-001

Ex ‘The John Whitney Walter Collection -- Unique Complete Series - Men of Rome: The Golden Military Years Lucius Sulla to Severus Alexander 82 BC - 235 AD’; Stack’s, New York, November 29, 1990, lot 6; comes with tag Ex Numismatic Fine Art, Auction XX, Beverly Hills, CA, March 9, 1988, lot 57 Ex Numismatic Fine Art, NFA Auction XII, Beverly Hills, CA, March 23-24, 1983, lot 134

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