The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late spring-early summer 48 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.69 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Caesar, probably commencing after the battle of Pharsalus, 9 August 48 BC.CNG Feature Auction 117 Roman Republican, Silver Sold For $ 9 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late spring-early summer 48 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.69 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Caesar, probably commencing after the battle of Pharsalus, 9 August 48 BC. Diademed female head (Clementia?) right, wearing oak wreath, cruciform earring, necklace, hair collected into a knot behind, and falling in locks down her neck; LII (= 52 Caesar's age) to left / Trophy of Gallic arms, wearing horned helmet, holding oval shield ornamented with thunderbolt in right hand and carnyx in left; securis to right, CAE SAR across lower field. Crawford 452/4-5/452/2 (for obv./rev. type); CRI 12-13/11 (for obv./rev. type); Sydenham 1010-1/1009 (for obv./rev. type); cf. RBW 1581-2 (for obv. type). Lightly toned, a few light marks and scratches, rotated double strike on obverse, two shallow test cuts on edge. VF. Knot of hair is not jeweled. An extremely rare hybrid denarius, probably the fifth known specimen. The rarest of the Julius Caesar denarii. |