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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     81000945      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     C. Julius Caesar Date Ruled:     49-48 BC Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Early 46 Weight:     8.07 g Die Axis:     10 h Obverse Legend:     C ·CAESAR COS ·TER Obverse Description:     Veiled female head (Vesta?) right Reverse Legend:     A HIRTIVS PR Reverse Description:     Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, capis, and securis Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     Crawford 466/1 Reference2:     Calicó 37c Reference3:     CRI 56 Reference4:     Sydenham 1018 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=140491 Grade:     Good VF, a few minor marks. Notes:     Aulus Hirtius, praetor at the time this coin was struck, was a close friend of both Cicero and Caesar, and had served as the latter's legate in Gaul. He was consul in 43 BC, having been nominated by Caesar, and was sent along with Octavian and Pansa against Antony, who was besieging Decimus Brutus at Mutina. Hirtius defeated Antony but fell while leading the assault on his camp. Hirtius is credited with completing Caesar's commentaries on the Gallic, Alexandrine, African, and Spanish Wars.

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