| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Coin | |
| Name: | 1936 1777 | |
| Title: | Roman Republican Silver Denarius of Julius Caesar, Gaul Mint (54 BC - 51 BC) | |
| Year: | 1936 | |
| Coin Number: | 1777 | |
| Period: | Roman Republican | |
| Material: | AR | |
| Denomination: | denarius | |
| Mint: | Gaul | |
| Authority: | Julius Caesar | |
| Obverse Type: | Elephant r., trampling on dragon (traces); CAESAR in exergue | |
| Reverse Type: | Emblems of Pontificate: apex, securis, aspergillum (sprinkler), and simpulum | |
| Symbol: | Obv: in ex. CAESAR | |
| Axis Clock: | 6 | |
| Diameter: | 17 | |
| Chronology: | 54 BC - 51 BC | |
| Findspot Description: | Miscellaneous 1930 through 1936 Unknown provenance; handed in December 1936, . | |
| Notes: | Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Negative 75-11-18, 19 BMC dates it 50-49 BC Elephant supposed to be allusion to name "Caesar", said to be name for elephant in Mauri language. Refers perhaps to Caesar's recent campaign in Gaul, represented by dragon, over Ariovistus and Germans. | |
| Reference: | Syd. 1006; BMC Rom Rep II, p. 390, # 27-30 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Image: digital 2011 4859 Image: digital 2011 4860 Image: digital 2011 4861 |
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