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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #40
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                 Lot Number: 64616
                 Estimate: $200.00
                 Final Sale Price: $167.20
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                 Denomination: Denarius
                 Grade: Fine
                 Reference: Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49




  Julius Caesar. 49-48 BC. AR Denarius (3.63 gm). Elephant right, trampling on serpent
  / Simpulum, aspergillum, axe (surmounted by a dog's head), and apex (priest's hat).
  Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49. Fine, partial flat strike. Estimate
  $200.



  This is the first coin struck in the name of Julius Caesar. The symbolism on the
  obverse apparently alludes to the conquest of good over evil (Caesar's victory over
  the Gauls), while the reverse alludes to Caesar's possession of the office of
  Pontifex Maximus.





Online auction number 40 closed October 22, 2001.



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