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Caesar

カエサル ／ caesar　—　People & places

A statesman and general of ancient Rome.

Denarius with Caesar's portrait Denarius with Caesar's portrait44 BC Gold stater of Vercingetorix Gold stater of Vercingetorix52 BC EID MAR denarius EID MAR denariusBC 43–42
A photograph of the real thing this term names.

⚠ He placed his own portrait on coinage during his lifetime. Until then, the faces on coins belonged to gods or ancestors. With this coin that crossed a line, money became a tool for expressing personal power.