JULIUS CAESAR. 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.84 gm, 8h). Utica(?) mint. DICT ITER COS TERT, wreathed head of Ceres right / AVGVR PONT MAX, simpulum, aspergillum, capis and lituus; D (
Donativum) to right. Crawford 467/1a; CRI 57a; Sydenham 1023; RSC 4a. VF, toned, minor porosity.
Struck to pay Caesar's successful legions after the battle of Thapsus, 6 April 4 BC. Ceres is emblematic of Africa and its grain producing wealth.
