Denarius of Julius Caesar, Moving Mint (forgery)

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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