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Nomos 14

17 May 2017
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 3000 CHF
Hammer Price:  7500 CHF
Lot 291

L. Flaminius Chilo and Julius Caesar, 43 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19mm, 3.60 g 8), Rome. Laureate head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. L.FLAMINIVS IIII.VIR Goddess, Venus or Pax, standing to left, holding caduceus in her right hand and long scepter in her left. Babelon (Flaminia) 2, (Julia) 44. Crawford 485/1. CRI 113. Sydenham 1089. Toned, and with a noble portrait of Caesar. Striking flatness on both sides, otherwise, extremely fine.


From the Stoecklin Collection, bought from Hess AG in Luzern.

This is a particularly dramatic head of Caesar, struck in Rome probably in August 43 after Octavian had regained the city. The very prominent and detailed laurel wreath he wears (mixed with leaves and laurel berries) hints at the Senate’s forthcoming proclamation of Caesar as a god, which took place on 1 January 42.

Online bidding closes: 17 May 2017, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 25 Apr 2024, 15:45:18 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:7500 CHF

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