JULIUS CAESAR SILVER DENARIUS – ELEPHANT TYPE EX OPERA LOVER’S COLLECTION – CHOICE XF NGC GRADED ROMAN IMPERATORIAL COIN (Inv. 20864)

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20864. ROMAN IMPERATORIAL. JULIUS CAESAR, d. 44 BC.
Silver Denarius, 3.86 g, 18 mm. Issue of a military mint traveling with Caesar, 49-48 BC.
Obv. CAESAR, elephant to right, trampling a serpent. Rev. Official instruments of the Pontifex Maximus -simpulum, aspergillum, securis and apex.
Crawford, 443/1; Sydenham, 1006.
Ex Opera Lover’s Collection, acquired from Jerry Eisenberg, ca. 1950s, with his old yellow ticket.
NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, deep gray toning, beautifully centered with marvelous reddish highlights.