Julius Caesar
AR Denarius 3.7739 gm, 19.6 mm
Mint traveling with Caesar 48/47 BC
1. Sydenham, Edward A. 1952. The Coinage of the Roman Republic. Page 167 #1008 and Plate 27 #1008. London: Spink & Son. 2. Crawford, Michael H. 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Page 467 #452/2 and Plate LIII #452/2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 3. BMCRR 3955.
Obverse
Female head with oak wreath, jewel above ear; wearing a cruciform earring and a necklace; hair in a knot and jewelled, falling in locks; on left LII = 52, Caesar's age.
Reverse
Trophy of Gallic arms; on the right, an axe surmounted by an animal's head.
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