Julius Caesar. AV Aureus, Rome mint, late 46-early 45 BC. L. Munatius Plancus, praefectus Urbi. D/ C • CAES DIC • TER. Draped and winged bust of Victory right. R/ L • PLANC up left, PR • VRB down right. Praefericulum. Calicó 44; Cr. 475/1b; Syd. 1019b.. 8.1 g. 21.5 mm. RR. Well centred. About EF. The aurei of L. Munatius Plancus were distributed during Caesar’s triumph in October 45 BC, which celebrated his final victory over the Pompeian forces at Munda in the previous year. This triumph caused considerable unease in Rome, as it commemorated a victory over fellow Romans—something that had never before been deemed worthy of such an honour. The event further intensified suspicions about Caesar’s ambitions, anxieties that would culminate in his assassination only six months later.
Before his death, Caesar appointed Plancus governor of Transalpine Gaul, where he later founded the colony of Lugdunum.
Before his death, Caesar appointed Plancus governor of Transalpine Gaul, where he later founded the colony of Lugdunum.
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