★ A fine portrait of Julius Caesar ★

Julius Caesar, 49-44 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.47 g, 1 h), L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer, Rome, 42 BC. Laureate head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. L•MVSSIDI[VS•LONGVS] Rudder, cornucopiae set upon globe, winged caduceus, and pileus. Babelon (Julia) 58 and (Mussidia) 8. Crawford 494/39a. RBW 1742. Sydenham 1096a. Nicely toned and with an attractive portrait. Minor banker's marks and scratches and the reverse struck off center. About very fine.

From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s.