Extremely fine Julius Caesar denarius - elephant trampling on horned snake
€3,100
available
Object number
AR3271
| Ruler: |
Gaius Julius Caesar
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| Rule: |
October 49 - March 15 44 B.C.
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| Value: |
Denarius
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| Material: |
Silver
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| Details: |
Diameter: 17 mm, weight: 3.84 g. Military mint traveling with Caesar in Gaul, April - August 49 B.C. |
| Obverse: |
CAESAR Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent |
| Reverse: |
Simpulum, Aspergillum, Securis, Apex (emblems of the pontificate).
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| Condition |
Perfectly centered, extremely fine preserved with nice patina. Banker’s mark on obverse, rim possibly slightly rounded by edge smoothing.
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| References: |
Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; BMCRR Gaul 27; RSC 49.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2022 at a US-American auction house specialized in ancient numismatics.
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| Authenticity: |
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