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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Imperators| > |Julius Caesar| > RS99186
Julius Caesar, Imperator and Dictator, October 49 - 15 March 44 B.C., Ancient Counterfeit
|Julius| |Caesar|, |Julius| |Caesar,| |Imperator| |and| |Dictator,| |October| |49| |-| |15| |March| |44| |B.C.,| |Ancient| |Counterfeit|,
RS99186. Fouree silver plated denarius, cf. Crawford 443/1, Sydenham 1006, RSC I 49, Sear CRI 9, BMCRR Gaul 27, Russo RBW 1557, SRCV I 1399 (silver, official, military mint, 49 B.C.), VF, toned, areas of core exposure, scratches, unofficial, counterfeiter's mint, weight 2.752g, maximum diameter 18.4mm, die axis 225o, c. 49 B.C.; obverse elephant walking right trampling on a carnyx (a Celtic war trumpet) ornamented to look like a dragon, CAESAR below; reverse implements of the pontificate: culullus (cup) or simpulum (ladle), aspergillum (sprinkler), securis (sacrificial ax), and apex (priest's hat); ex CNG e-auction 500 (22 Sep 2021), 735 (part of); ex Mercury Group Collection; ex Herakles Numismatics (16 July 2007); SOLD










REFERENCES

Campbell, W. Greek and Roman Plated Coins. ANSNNM 75. (New York, 1933).
Metcalf, W. "Two Alexandrian Hoards" in RBN CXXII (1976), pp. 65 - 77, & pls. 1 - 2.

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