Julius Caesar
AR Denarius 3.9495 gm, 17.9 mm
Mint traveling with Caesar 49/48 BC
1. Sydenham, Edward A. 1952. The Coinage of the Roman Republic. Page 167 #1006 and Plate 27 #1006. London: Spink & Son. 2. Crawford, Michael H. 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Page 461 #443/1 and Plate LII #443/1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 3. BMCRR p390 #27
Obverse
Elephant walking right, trampling on dragon
CAESAR
Reverse
Simpulum, sprinkler, axe, and apex: emblems of pontificate