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3080
Julius Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.97 g), 44 BC.
A rare and excep-
tional denarius. Rome. C. Cossutius Maridianus, moneyer. CAE-
SAR before, PARENS PATRIAE behind, wreathed and veiled head
of Julius Caesar right; behind, apex; below chin, lituus.
Reverse:
C COSSVTIVS MARID-IANVS arranged in the form of a cross
with A-A-A-F F in the four angles. Crawford 480/19; HCRI 112 =
Sear 1422 (this coin illus.); Sydenham 1069; RSC 8. Well centered
on a broad flan with underyling luster, lightly toned.
Superb Ex-
tremely Fine.
The abbreviation A A A F F (quattuorvir aere argento auro flan-
do feriundo) that appears on the reverse of this coin is the first
occurrence of the complete title of the moneyer on a coin.
Estimated Value ....................................................$25,000 - 30,000
Ex Goldberg 65 (6 September 2011), 4123; NFA Auction XXVII (4
December 1991), 626.
