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Roman Imperatorial Coinage, The Caesarians, Julius Caesar, Denarius, Rome, 42 BC, moneyer...
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Roman Imperatorial Coinage, The Caesarians, Julius Caesar, Denarius, Rome, 42 BC, moneyer L. Mussidius Longus, laureate head of Caesar right, rev. [–]divs longvs around cornucopiae on globe between rudder left and caduceus and apex right, 3.48g/6h (Ghey 309, this coin; Craw. 494/39a; BMCRR 4238-39; RSC 29; Sear 116). Fair, rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: SF 135 After the Ides of March, coins continued to be minted using Julius Caesars image by some of his supporters. The portrait stands alone on the obverse, with no symbols or images used to deify him. However, the reverse imagery alludes to his command over both land and sea using a cornucopiae, land, and a rudder, the sea. The apex alludes to his position in office as pontifex maximus and the caduceus standing as a symbol of the fortune, or felicitas, he brought to the Roman people. This was just the beginning of Julius Caesar’s legacy after death.
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Roman Imperatorial Coinage, The Caesarians, Julius Caesar, Denarius, Rome, 42 BC, moneyer L. Mussidius Longus, laureate head of Caesar right, rev. [–]divs longvs around cornucopiae on globe between rudder left and caduceus and apex right, 3.48g/6h (Ghey 309, this coin; Craw. 494/39a; BMCRR 4238-39; RSC 29; Sear 116). Fair, rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: SF 135 After the Ides of March, coins continued to be minted using Julius Caesars image by some of his supporters. The portrait stands alone on the obverse, with no symbols or images used to deify him. However, the reverse imagery alludes to his command over both land and sea using a cornucopiae, land, and a rudder, the sea. The apex alludes to his position in office as pontifex maximus and the caduceus standing as a symbol of the fortune, or felicitas, he brought to the Roman people. This was just the beginning of Julius Caesar’s legacy after death.
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