Julius Caesar 10/12

My Julius Caesar came today, so I now have 10 of the 12 Caesar portraits. It was one of the more affordable coins with a nice portrait.




OCTAVIAN & DIVUS JULIUS CAESAR AE heavy dupondius. Struck in GAUL, at Colonia Viennensis, circa 36 BC. IMP CAESAR (written above and below portraits) IMP DIVI F DIVI IVLI, (written counterclockwise along edge). Bare heads of Julius Caesar and Octavian back to back (Caesar on left). Reverse - Prow of galley with pyramidal superstructure right. RPC I 517. 29x17mm, 9.6g. Rare.

"Halved, presumably for change as was the custom."


I did has this one, but not a portrait and it's a fouree.


Julius Caesar Denarius (fouree) . 46-45 BC, Spanish mint. Diademed head of Venus right, Cupid on her shoulder / CAESAR below Gallia & Gaulish captive seated beneath trophy of Gallic arms. Syd 1014, Crawford 468/1, RSC 13.


Please share some coins of JC.

 

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Nice coin, Randy. Your pic is better then the sellers one.

 

I'd say you have 9 1/2 of the 12 Caesars Randy.

Cool coin!

 

Niiiice @randygeki ! Good portrait, and you are NAILING the Seutonius Twelve Caesar series! Hey being a HALF-Dupondius... You are not doing a half-as job, rather a FULL AS !

 

Very cool pick-up!!

My only JC is that denarius I posted on another thread----Augustus with the youthful portrait of JC...which unfortunately doesn't seem to resemble him even when he was alive and young LOL

 

It is a nice portrait, and probably as big as those on the denarius, good pick up randygeki, I only have two JC, never went after the imperial silver issues as to expensive, got a Macedon AE minted about 28 BC and his non-portrait Dupondius minted lifetime 45 BC.

 

Forgot one

AUGUSTUS (OCTAVIAN)
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: CAESAR DIVI F, bare head of Octavian right
REVERSE: DIVOS IVLIVS, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right
Gallic or Italian mint 38 BC
30mm; 17.90 g
CR535/v1, RPC620v

 

Thanks all, and great coins!

 

Not JC's PORTRAIT per se, but a well known JC as he was crossing the Rubicon... "IACTA ALEA EST!"


RR Caesar AR Denarius 49 BCE Traveling Mint Elephant-Pontificates Sear 1399 Craw 443/1

 

You have a great Julius collection Bing.

 

Nice coin. JC portraits are highly desired and demand a good price. I think that is a great pick-up.

 

I love that choice for a Twelve Caesars JC slot! Well played, indeed .

 

Only Caesar I've got. Not in the best of shape but it's a Caesar. One of these days I'll grab a portrait example. Nice coins all!

 

Congratulations Randy. Very fortuitous that the coin was broke perfectly to preserve the portrait.

 

Thanks. Those denarii are nice. Was actually looking for one until I got this.

 

Wow geki, that's some fancy OP-stuff

... sadly, I'm not a high-flyer with those Playboy JC examples (I'm more of an Augustus man)



=> hey, congrats again on nailin' that new addition!! (it looks good on you)

 

Thanks Steve ^_^

Heres an Augustus for you

 

@randygeki it's for sure a great idea for a Julius Caesar portrait to get that Vienna dupondius, be it half or plain, as long has you get The Man's portrait : very good score on a rare denomination (sadly I don't have any of those)

As we pile on (once again) his coinage, here are mine


Julius Caesar, Denarius minted in Italy, c.49 BC
CAESAR, elephant walking rigth, trampling on snake
No legend, Simpulum, sprinkler, axe and apex
4.05 gr
Ref : HCRI # 9, RCV #1399, Cohen #49



Julius Caesar, Denarius minted in North Africa c.47-46 BC
No legend, Diademed head of Venus right
CAESAR, Aeneas left, bearing Anchises on his shoulder
3.91 gr
Ref : HCRI # 55, RCV #1402, Cohen #12



Julius Caesar, Denarius minted in North Africa in 46 BC
COS TERT / DICT ITER, head of Ceres right
AVGVR / PONT MAX, simpulum, sprinkler, capis and lituum, D in right field
3,81 gr
Ref : HCRI # 57, RCV # 1403/1, RSC # 4a, Cohen # 4



Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, Denarius minted in 43 BC
M ANTO IMP RPC, Head of Mark Antony right, lituus behind him
CAESAR DIC, Head of Caesar right, jug behind him
3.76 gr
Ref : HCRI # 123, RCV #1465, Cohen #3

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Those are all awesome Q!