Julius Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.98 g), 49-48 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar. CAESAR in exergue, elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent. Reverse : Pontifical implements: simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest’s hat. Crawford 443/1; HCRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49. Perhaps the most ubiquitous of Caesar’s denarii, this famous issue was struck at the time of his crossing of the ...