The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g, 11h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent; CAESAR in exergue / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49; BMCRR Gaul 27-30; Kestner 3515-8; RBW 1557. Toned with some iridescence, reverse struck slightly off center. EF.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection.