Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 123 23-24 May 2023
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.89 g, 3h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; C. Cossutivs Maridianus, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and resting arm on shield set on globe. Crawford 480/15; Alföldi Type XVIII, 17-19 (A2/R3 [unrecorded die pair]); CRI 111a; Sydenham 1068; RSC 10; RBW –. Light iridescence, areas of weak strike, minor porosity, slightly off center. Good VF.
Caius Cossutius Maridianus was apparently the last man appointed to the recently expanded quatrovirate of moneyers in 44 BC. His portrait coinage for Julius Caesar commences later than that of his colleagues, starting after Caesar was named Dictator In Perpetuo ("Perpetual Dictator") on February 15; uniquely, the obverse legend for this type reads DICT IN PERPETVO, including the IN. All of his Caesar heads are veiled, alluding to Caesar's role as Pontifex Maximus.
Caius Cossutius Maridianus was apparently the last man appointed to the recently expanded quatrovirate of moneyers in 44 BC. His portrait coinage for Julius Caesar commences later than that of his colleagues, starting after Caesar was named Dictator In Perpetuo ("Perpetual Dictator") on February 15; uniquely, the obverse legend for this type reads DICT IN PERPETVO, including the IN. All of his Caesar heads are veiled, alluding to Caesar's role as Pontifex Maximus.