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Denarius Julia: Lucius Julius Caesar, L•IVLI
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 101 BC |
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| Value | Denarius (1) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Roma facing right, rendered in fine Republican style with a crested Attic helmet adorned with decorative plumes. A corn ear is positioned behind the head in the left field, serving as a control symbol. The portrait exhibits strong, confident engraving typical of the late Roman Republic, with visible neck drapery and a beaded border encircling the entire field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Lucius Julius Caesar held the consulship in 90 BC, but this denarius predates that office by nearly a decade — struck during his moneyer year around 101 BC, when Rome was still digesting the shock of the Cimbric invasions. The Cimbri and Teutones had annihilated multiple Roman armies through the 100s BC before Marius finally destroyed them at Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC and Vercellae in 101 BC. The timing of this issue places it squarely within that crisis period.
Crawford's die study for RRC 323/1 notes a relatively modest output, consistent with the moneyer's single-year tenure.