How much money (in sesterces) did Caesar leave to each Roman citizen in his will?

How much money did Caesar leave to each Roman citizen in his will? He left 300 sesterces to each eligible Roman citizen in Rome.

Caesar’s will, opened after his assassination in 44 BC, included a cash distribution to the Roman people. The bequest was intended primarily for the Roman plebs resident in the city, rather than literally every citizen scattered throughout the Roman world. Octavian, Caesar’s adopted heir, arranged for the payment and used it to strengthen his political position.

The amount was 300 sesterces, equal to 75 denarii at the standard rate of four sesterces per denarius. Ancient accounts sometimes express the payment in drachmas or denarii, which can create apparent numerical disagreements. These are often conversions between currencies rather than different bequests.

The gift mattered politically as much as financially. Caesar also left his gardens near the Tiber for public use, and the reading of these provisions helped turn public grief into anger against the assassins. Augustus later referred to distributing the 300-sesterce payment from his adoptive father’s will.