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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Imperators| > |Julius Caesar| > SH65209
Julius Caesar, Imperator and Dictator, October 49 - 15 March 44 B.C.
|Julius| |Caesar|, |Julius| |Caesar,| |Imperator| |and| |Dictator,| |October| |49| |-| |15| |March| |44| |B.C.|, This type was a special coinage struck by a military mint traveling with Caesar in Hispania during his final campaign. This campaign against the Pompeian forces in Spain culminated in the battle of Munda on 17 March 45 B.C. The obverse refers to Caesar's mythical descent from the goddess Venus. The reverse refers to Caesar's victories in Gaul and the Gaulish captive may be Vercingetorix.
SH65209. Silver denarius, Crawford 468/2, Sydenham 1015, RSC I 14, Kestner 3644, BMCRR Spain 86, Russo RBW 1640, Sear CRI 59, SRCV I 1405, gVF, sharp detail, scratches, encrustation, weight 3.756g, maximum diameter 18.5mm, die axis 45o, late 46 - early 45 B.C.; obverse draped bust of Venus left, wearing stephane and star in her hair, small Cupid at point of bust, lituus left on left, scepter on right; reverse trophy of Gallic arms and carnyces; Gallic captive, on left, kneeling left, head right; Gallia, on right, seated right in attitude of mourning; CAESAR in exergue; military mint traveling with Caesar in Hispania; SOLD











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