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Julius Caesar. 45 B.C. AE dupondius (25 mm, 13.72 g). Rome or Mediolanum(?) mint. C. Clovius, praefect. CAESAR·DIC·TER, draped bust of Victory right / C·CLOVI - PRAEF, Minerva standing left holding trophy over shoulder and shield decorated with Medusa, at her feet, snake left. Crawford 476/1a; Sydenham 1025; CRI 62; RPC 601. Fine. Scarce. An unusual bronze issue for the period, this coinage was perhaps produced for distribution at Caesar’s Spanish triumph.