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ID:     721339
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Republican
Issuer:     M. Mettius and C. Julius Caesar
Date Ruled:     44 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Denarius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     BC January 44
Weight:     3.85 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Legend:     QVART / CAESAR DICT
Obverse Description:     Laureate head right; lituus behind
Reverse Legend:     M.METTIVS
Reverse Description:     Juno Sospita driving galloping biga right, brandishing spear and shield
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     Crawford 480/2a
Reference2:     RSC 36
Reference3:     Syd 1057
Reference4:     CRI 98
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=85107
Grade:     VF, light gray toning, bankerU+2019s marks, minor flan flaws, slight die shift on obverse, area of flat strike at bottom
Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1339 Rare. This is the first portrait of Julius Caesar to appear on his coinage.