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Crawford 323/1, ROMAN REPUBLIC, L. Julius, AR Denarius
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Rome, The Republic.
L. Julius, 101 BCE.
AR Denarius (4.0g; 20mm).
Rome Mint.
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma, facing right; corn ear behind
Reverse: Victory in biga galloping right; L.IVLI below.
References: Crawford 323/1; Sydenham 585; BMCRR 1676; Julia 3.
Provenance: Ex Collection of a World War II Veteran; acquired July 1963 from Richard M. Muniz.
The moneyer was likely not a Caesar, though a member of the same Julia gens. Comparatively, just a few years earlier, in 103 BCE, an L. Julius Caesar struck coins with a prominent “CAESAR” inscription. The corn ear on the obverse may refer to a corn distribution, the purchase of which might have been the purpose of the coins.
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