Julius Caesar, as Dictator Perpetuo (ca. February-March 44 BC), with Lucius Aemilius Buca, as Moneyer. AR denarius (20mm, 3.84 gm, 1h). NGC Choice Fine 2/5 - 3/5, edge cut. Rome. CAESAR•DICT-PERPETVO, laureate head of Julius Caesar right / L•BVCA, winged caduceus and fasces crossed in saltire; globe, clasped hands, and securis in three quarters. Crawford 480/6. Sydenham 1063. This series of coins containing the "DICT PERPETVO", or Dictator in Perpetuity, in conjunction with his lifetime portrait, is considered by historians as the coins that killed Caesar. Around a month after this legend was minted, Julius Caesar was assassinated by the Senate in the Theater of Pompey. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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