Julius Caesar. Denarius; Julius Caesar; 40 BC, Moneyer Q. Voconius Vitulus, Denarius, 3.85g. Cr-526/4; Syd-1133 (R5); C-45 (12 Fr.); Sear, Imperators-331. Obv: Wreathed head of Caesar r., without legend. Rx: Q VOCONIVS above, VITVLVS Q / DESIGN in exergue, S - C in field, Calf standing l., a pun on the moneyer's name (Vitulus=bull calf).Rather than the normal, unsophisticated portraits of Caesar, this coin, struck on a broad flan, bears an extremely artistic and, in fact, beautifully Hellenistic portrait of one of the most important people in the history of the world. VF
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