Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Caesar, 49-48 BC. Elephant advancing to right, trampling on serpent; CAESAR in exergue / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis (surmounted by wolf's head), and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; BMCRR Gaul 27-30; RSC 49; FFC 50 (this coin). 4.04g, 20mm, 4h.
Fleur De Coin; a perfect strike, lustrous metal.
This coin published in Fernández, Fernández & Calicó, Catálogo Monográfico de los Denarios de la República Romana (2002);
From the Santana Collection;
Ex Alba Longa Collection, Áureo & Calicó, Auction 339, 14 November 2019, lot 1047 (hammer: EUR 6,500).
Price realized | 6'000 GBP |
Starting price | 3'000 GBP |
Estimate | 5'000 GBP |