1976.40.353: Denarius of Julius Caesar, Moving Mint
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.40.353
- People
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Issued by Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)
- Title
- Denarius of Julius Caesar, Moving Mint
- 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/180866
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.82 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- 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 Harvard College Library
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.40.353
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Elephant trampling dragon r.; in exergue, CAESAR. Border of dots.
Rev.: Emblems of the pontifex (pontifical emblems): culullus, aspergillum, axe and apex. Border of dots.
Verification Level
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