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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7172949, member: 84744"]It's been a while since I immersed myself in this stuff, but as I recall the hoard evidence indicates the issue was the first of Caesar's during the civil war, but that the coin continued to be produced over some time. Could some have been minted before he crossed the Rubicon? It's conceivable but would be surprising since the war hadn't started yet and he still had hopes of standing for consul <i>in absentia...</i> in which case he wouldn't have particularly needed a new issue of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Civil War was a very complex conflict taking place on multiple continents. Probably the elephant denarii were issued at more than one (travelling?) mint. Certainly the "dumpy elephant" style came from a different mint... if memory serves the hoard evidence indicates probably Spain. Yours is the non-dumpy variety like mine, so more likely to have been produced in Italy. From there it could have gone anywhere!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most definitely true! It's a great coin with enormous historical significance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7172949, member: 84744"]It's been a while since I immersed myself in this stuff, but as I recall the hoard evidence indicates the issue was the first of Caesar's during the civil war, but that the coin continued to be produced over some time. Could some have been minted before he crossed the Rubicon? It's conceivable but would be surprising since the war hadn't started yet and he still had hopes of standing for consul [I]in absentia...[/I] in which case he wouldn't have particularly needed a new issue of coins. The Civil War was a very complex conflict taking place on multiple continents. Probably the elephant denarii were issued at more than one (travelling?) mint. Certainly the "dumpy elephant" style came from a different mint... if memory serves the hoard evidence indicates probably Spain. Yours is the non-dumpy variety like mine, so more likely to have been produced in Italy. From there it could have gone anywhere! Most definitely true! It's a great coin with enormous historical significance.[/QUOTE]
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