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<p>[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 7077996, member: 118780"]Well, I did read a few along with numerous papers on this coin before I purchased it, as I do with many of the coins I purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is well-know that Caesar plundered a large amount of silver from the treasury before he was stopped. <a href="https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coin-series-coins-julius-caesar/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coin-series-coins-julius-caesar/" rel="nofollow">Here's </a>one reference. While it's not known for <i>sure</i> that Caesar used this exact silver for this coin, it seems likely.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/25651734?seq=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/25651734?seq=1" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> a paper about this specific coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Did this actual coin cross the Rubikon? Who knows, but it <i>was</i> minted for the legions who did.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 7077996, member: 118780"]Well, I did read a few along with numerous papers on this coin before I purchased it, as I do with many of the coins I purchase. It is well-know that Caesar plundered a large amount of silver from the treasury before he was stopped. [URL='https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coin-series-coins-julius-caesar/']Here's [/URL]one reference. While it's not known for [I]sure[/I] that Caesar used this exact silver for this coin, it seems likely. [URL='https://www.jstor.org/stable/25651734?seq=1']Here's[/URL] a paper about this specific coin. Did this actual coin cross the Rubikon? Who knows, but it [I]was[/I] minted for the legions who did.[/QUOTE]
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