Ancient Rome, Julius Caesar 47-46BC Silver Denarius

Ancient Rome, Roman Imperial

• Julius Caesar
• 47-46BC
• Silver Denarius, 3.34g, 17mm
• Military mint travelling with Caesar in Africa
• Diademed head of Venus to right
• Obv: Aeneas walking left, carrying Anchises and palladium, dotted border 'CAESAR' to right
• S.1402, Crawford 458/1, Syd.1013, RSC Julius Caesar 12
• VF, Toned, surface pitting and scratches. SCARCE!
• Ex: Noble Numismatics P/L September 2021 Sale# 127, Lot# 4417 from Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection and previously from the G.K.Gray Sale# 15, Lot# 85. 26.2.1971
•  Julius Caesar was a brilliant military general, astute politician, and visionary leader who played a pivotal role in transforming the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His military campaigns, especially the conquest of Gaul, expanded Rome's territories and secured its dominance in the ancient world. Caesar was also a skilled reformer, introducing key social, political, and economic changes that benefited Rome’s lower classes, such as land redistribution and debt relief. His vision for Rome included the centralization of power to stabilize the government, and his efforts to streamline administration left a lasting impact on the Roman state. Despite his eventual assassination, Caesar’s legacy as one of history’s greatest leaders remains largely defined by his ambition to elevate Rome to unprecedented heights of power and prosperity
  
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