Julius Caesar

3,000.00

1 in stock

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Description

Military mint travelling with Caesar in Gaul, 49-48 BC. AR denarius, 3.94 gr., 16.9 mm.

Obv.: elephant walking to the right, trampling serpent; in exergue: CAESAR.

Rev.: priestly implements: simpulum, aspergillum, securis with wolfs head, and apex.

Ref.: Crawford 443/1; Sydenham 1006; Babelon, Julia 9.

A very well struck and beautifully centered example. Nearly Extremely Fine.