A few budget Julius Caesar Denarii

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  1. JGGonzalez

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    JGGonzalez, Dec 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Agreed.

    Cool. I've not had an elephant type before.

    I do have a lifetime denarius from just before his assassination, in my Twelve Caesars collection.

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    lordmarcovan, Dec 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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    Julius Caesar (February-March 44 B.C)
    AR Denarius
    Lifetime Issue
    O: Wreathed head of Caesar right; CAESAR downward to right, DICT PERPETVO upward to left.
    R: Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and vertical scepter in left; L • BVC[A] downwards to right. L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer.
    Rome Mint
    3.92g
    17mm
    Crawford 480/8; Alföldi Type XIV, 62–3, 67, and 69 (A13/R22); CRI 105; Sydenham 1061; RSC 23; RBW 1683.
     
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    Nice! I've had a couple JC elephant denarii go through my hands before. Currently the only JC coin I own is this denarius:

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    JULIUS CAESAR, 49-44 BC
    AR Denarius (18.91mm, 3.53g, 12h)
    Struck late February to early March, 44 BC. Rome mint
    Obverse: CAESAR DICT PERPETVO, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right
    Reverse: L·BVCA, fasces and winged caduceus in saltire; axe, clasped hands, and globe in three quarters
    References: RRC 480/6, RCV 1409
    Toned. A scarce, late-lifetime portrait denarius of Julius Caesar. Caesar received the title of Dictator Perpetuo (Dictator for Life) in February of 44 BC; this coin would have been struck mere weeks before his assassination on the ides of March that same year.    ​
     
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    Roman Republic
    Julius Caesar
    AR Denarius
    49 BCE
    Traveling Mint
    Elephant trampling snake-
    Pontificates
    Bronze adhered from hoard
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  8. JGGonzalez

    JGGonzalez Well-Known Member

    I like the portrait on that one! That's a nice piece. I have one, but it's in much worse condition.

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    And here are a few more budget denarii from Julius Caesar.

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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Thanks. I was trying to find that “happy medium” sweet spot when buying a lifetime JC for my 12 Caesars set. It had to have a decent portrait and clear name, and grade at least Fine, but NOT be too nice and therefore too expensive! That piece, despite its slightly ragged flan and some bankers’ marks, fit all my criteria and my budget. It still wasn’t cheap, but I was able to successfully win it in a European auction. (Prior to the win, I’d struck out miserably on two or three occasions when bidding on them in US auctions.)
     
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    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Bankers marks and ragged flans are always good. Shows that the coin has been proven in ancient times, and ragged is character. Nice coin.

    Striking out a few times is good, to me. When I do win what I am looking for, it means I found a hidden gem under the collective radar. Many of my coins have been won or found that way! Lotsa satisfaction.
     
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  12. Codera

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    Very impressive, I'm targeting my first lifetime Caesar denarius very soon.
     
    Codera, Dec 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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  13. lordmarcovan

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    Since the title of this thread is budget Julius Caesar denarii, I'll share the first one I ever owned, from my first Twelve Caesars collection, which I did on a much smaller budget of $500/coin or less.

    This one cost me $468, a little over a decade ago. (My slabbing it pushed the cost up to just over the $500 mark.)

    This one is well worn, again with banker's marks, but it had a clear enough portrait and most of his name was clear on the flan.

    Somebody once cracked that it was "a Bart Simpson coin". LOL

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