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<p>[QUOTE="Edessa, post: 8255595, member: 84065"]The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.71g). Posthumous issue. Rome mint, L. Livineius Regulus, moneyer. Obv: Laureate head of Caesar right between laurel branch and winged caduceus. Rev: Bull charging right.; L•LIVINEIVS above, REGVLVS below. Ref: Crawford 494/24; CRI 115; Sydenham 1106; BMCRR Rome 4274; RSC Caesar 27; RBW 1730. Toned, near Fine, bankers' marks on obverse and reverse. Ex CNG eAuction 79 (17 Dec 2003), Lot 118. Ex Heritage Auction 3004 (13 Jan 2009), Lot 22940. CNG note: Sear suggests that this moneyer is the son of the praetor of the same name who served under Caesar in the African War. It has been proposed that the laurel branch and caduceus on either side of Caesar's head symbolize the peace and prosperity Caesar had hoped to restore to the Roman world by victories over his enemies.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1455413[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Edessa, post: 8255595, member: 84065"]The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.71g). Posthumous issue. Rome mint, L. Livineius Regulus, moneyer. Obv: Laureate head of Caesar right between laurel branch and winged caduceus. Rev: Bull charging right.; L•LIVINEIVS above, REGVLVS below. Ref: Crawford 494/24; CRI 115; Sydenham 1106; BMCRR Rome 4274; RSC Caesar 27; RBW 1730. Toned, near Fine, bankers' marks on obverse and reverse. Ex CNG eAuction 79 (17 Dec 2003), Lot 118. Ex Heritage Auction 3004 (13 Jan 2009), Lot 22940. CNG note: Sear suggests that this moneyer is the son of the praetor of the same name who served under Caesar in the African War. It has been proposed that the laurel branch and caduceus on either side of Caesar's head symbolize the peace and prosperity Caesar had hoped to restore to the Roman world by victories over his enemies. [ATTACH=full]1455413[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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