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title: Denarius of Julius Caesar with Elephant
author: Smithsonian National Museum of American History
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11953/denarius-of-julius-caesar-with-elephant/
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# Denarius of Julius Caesar with Elephant

_Authored by Smithsonian National Museum of American History_

## Image File

[![Denarius of Julius Caesar with Elephant](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11953.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11953.png)

## Image Caption

[Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) denarius of [Julius Caesar](https://www.worldhistory.org/Julius_Caesar/). The [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) depicts an elephant stepping on a snake with the legend "[CAESAR](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/caesar/)" written below. The coin may reference his victory at the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Thapsus in 49 BCE, where he defeated [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) and Numidian forces who fielded [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) elephants. It may also reference a legendary ancestor of Caesar who was said to have singlehandedly killed an elephant. Minted in [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), c. 49-48 BCE. (Courtesy of Smithsonian National Museum of American History)

## Cite This Work

### APA
History, S. N. M. o. A. (2020, March 01). Denarius of Julius Caesar with Elephant. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11953/denarius-of-julius-caesar-with-elephant/>
### Chicago
History, Smithsonian National Museum of American. "Denarius of Julius Caesar with Elephant." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 01, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11953/denarius-of-julius-caesar-with-elephant/>.
### MLA
History, Smithsonian National Museum of American. "Denarius of Julius Caesar with Elephant." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Mar 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11953/denarius-of-julius-caesar-with-elephant/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_1841190) by **Smithsonian National Museum of American History**. Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 01 March 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.