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Auction: 23006 - The Official COINEX Auction at Spink
Lot: 17

Roman Imperatorial, Julius Caesar (49-44 BC), AR Denarius, 47-46 BC, African Mint, diademed head of Venus right, rev. Aeneas advancing left, carrying palladium and Anchises on shoulder, CAESAR downwards to right, [Median Spink XRF: ~ 97.775% Ag; ~ 0.5055% Au; ~ 0.60% Cu; ~ 1.12% Fe], 3.806g [58.74grns], 6h (BMC [East], 31; RRC 458/1; CRI 55; RSC 12), tiny striking splits, otherwise lightly toned, a pleasingly good very fine

Spink XRF Analysis (Conducted 4 September 2023, Olympus VANTA Series L, from which the median reading is calculated):


Reading 1 (Obverse), 10 seconds:

Ag - 98.16 (+/- 0.30)

Au - 0.531 (+/- 0.089)

Cu - 0.53 (+/- 0.13)

Fe - 0.78 (+/- 0.27)




Reading 2 (Reverse), 10 seconds:

Ag - 97.39 (+/- 0.36)

Au - 0.480 (+/- 0.085)

Cu - 0.67 (+/- 0.14)

Fe - 1.46 (+/- 0.32)





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Sold for
£700

Starting price
£350