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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-May 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.72 g, 12h). Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Struck under Mark Antony. Tetrastyle temple with globe in pediment / Desultor (horseman who leaps from one horse to another), wearing conical cap and holding whip, right on horseback, second horse at side in background; palm frond and wreath to left. Crawford 480/21; Alföldi Type XXII, 42 (A1/R1); CRI 110; Sydenham 1076; RSC 44; RBW 1688. Toned, part of flan unstruck. VF.
From the GS Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 64, 24 September 2003), lot 835.
This coin is one of the first issues of Mark Antony, struck shortly after Caesar's assassination. The horseman is believed to be a reference to the Parilian Games, celebrated on 21 April. Both the games and the temple (never constructed) celebrated Caesar's victories and honor.
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