Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Presale Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM Auction 391 (single-session sale)
Thursday 2 July 2026 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
C. Iulius Caesar, M. Mettius, Denarius, 44 BC; AR (3,86 g; 17,4 mm; 10 h)
Wreathed head of Caesar r.; before, CAESAR downwards; behind, IMPER upwards; banker's mark on Caesar's cheek; Rv. Venus standing l., holding sceptre and Victory, and resting l. elbow on shield which in turn rests on globe; behind, M·METTIVS; in l. field, B (control letter). Crawford 480/17; Babelon (Julia) 33, (Mettia) 5; Sydenham 1055; Sear Imperators 101. Extremely fine.