GENS JULIA. Denarius. (Ar. 3.86g / 19mm). 101 BC Rome. (FFC 762; Crawford 323/1). Anv: Head of Rome to the right, behind spike. Rev: Victory in biga to the right, below legend: L IVLI. Almost Extremely Fine. Beautiful patina.
With the common denominator of the “nomen” Julio, of patrician extraction and connected with the Trojan royal house and the early kings of Alba Longa, founders of the Latin League, the first Julios appear in the early republican era in the Julio Julos family. . However, it will be necessary to wait until the 1st century BC, with Julius Caesar, for this family to acquire relevance in Rome. After the death of Caesar, the Julios managed to maintain an important power in Rome through the Julio-Claudian dynasty and with emperors such as: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula or Nero among others.
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