★ A nicely toned elephant denarius of Julius Caesar ★

Julius Caesar, 49-44 BC. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.77 g, 11 h), mint moving with Caesar in Gallia Narbonensis or Hispania Citerior, 49-48. CAESAR Elephant trampling serpent to right. Rev. Priestly implements: culullus, aspergillum, ax with wolf’s head at the top and apex. Babelon (Julia) 9. Cohen 49. Crawford 443/1. RBW 1557. Sydenham 1006. Woytek, Arma et Nummi, p. 119ff. Beautifully toned and struck on an exceptionally broad flan. The obverse slightly off center and with minor corrosion , otherwise, about very fine.