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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.13
People
Issued by Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)
Title
Denarius of Julius Caesar, Moving Mint (forgery)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
49 BCE-48 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Moving Mint
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180858

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.82 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: In exergue, CAESAR

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 443/1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.13
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Elephant r., trampling snake; in exergue, CAESAR.
Rev.: Culullus, aspergillum, axe, and apex (pontifical emblems).

Verification Level

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