Julius Caesar. Aulus Hirtius, praetor.. AV Aureus, Rome, 46 BC

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Julius Caesar. Aulus Hirtius, praetor. AV Aureus, Rome, 46 BC. D/ C. CAESAR COS. TER. Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right. R/ Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, guttus and securis; A HIRTIVS P R around. RBW 1636; Calicó 36; Cr. 466/1. AV. 8.03 g. 20 mm. R. Well centred. Little scratch on obverse. Minor scuff on reverse edge. Aulus Hirtius, who held the office of praetor when this coin was issued, was a close associate of both Cicero and Caesar and served as one of Caesar’s legates in Gaul. In 43 BC he attained the consulship, having been appointed by Caesar, and was dispatched together with Octavian and Pansa to confront Antony, who was besieging Decimus Brutus at Mutina. Although Hirtius succeeded in defeating Antony, he was killed while leading the assault on Antony’s camp. He is also traditionally credited with completing Caesar’s commentaries on the Gallic, Alexandrine, African, and Spanish wars.

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