Julius Caesar portrait denarius

Really hard to beat one of these for sheer historic value. I got around to taking new pics of mine a few weeks ago.

 

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Lovely coin @jamesicus ! Here's mine:





Ya...about that...

 

Great coin zumbly -- excellent pic!

 

Nice one Z! Dictator for Life!

 

Great coin jamesicus, although slightly rough surface one can see it has a lot of detail and not the usual amount of wear, congrats.

 

Here is another Lifetime portrait of Caesar:

 

Neat OP coin, as said above there's no bad coin of JC's

My only portrait coin showing him is posthumous


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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As for portrait coins of JC, I only have this discount department store one of him. Macedon about 28BC after death.

 

Updated pics. I am trying to generate pics that will depict this coin as naturally as possible. These current images are a little dark but I think I am getting closer to my goal. And yes, this coin is rough -- but I love it for what it is.


Denarius, Crawford, Roman Republican Coins (RRC), No. 480/8 (March 44 BC)
Obverse: Julius Caesar triumphal laureate head right
Inscription clockwise from right: CAESAR DICT PERPETVO
Reverse: Venus standing left holding victory in right hand and scepter with left hand
Inscription vertical to right: L BVCA(Moneyer)
Rough surfaces, but lifetime Julius Caesar portrait coins often are not in very good condition

Alföldi arranges Crawford 480 series coins in (44 BC) month order -- my depiction:

RRC 480/1, Buca - January
RRC 480/2, DICT QVART - early February
RRC 480/3/4/5, CAESAR IMP - late February
RRC 480/6 to 14, DICT PERPETVO - early to mid March
RRC 480/17/18, CAESAR IMPER - late March
RRC 480/19/20, PARENS PATRIAE - April
RRC 480/15/16, MARIDIANVS - April
RRC 480/21/22, CLEMENTIAE CAESARIS and Mark Antony - April

 

.......... maybe in gray scale?

 

Nice! I said it before: no coin is a bad coin. I especially enjoy historical coins. Hmmm... I personally like THIS color better than drab gray-scale.

Wow, mine is the 480/14 just before death, unless they minted them onward.

Thank you for the detail!

 

Thank you for your feedback, Alegandron -- yes I now like the raw and un-manipulated images the best.

From what I have read, the die studies and attributions of Dr.
Alföldi carry great weight -- I would dearly love to own an original copy of his published results, but the only copy I could find for sale was listed at $750 -- and it sold!! (I was mulling buying it, although that price was actually too rich for my blood!).

 

JULIUS CAESAR
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: CAESAR IMP, laureate head right, lituus & simpulum behind.
REVERSE: M METTIVS, Venus standing left with Victory & scepter, shield resting on globe; control letter G to left
Rome January-February 44 BC
3.81g, 18mm
RSC 34
ex. Andrew McCabe

 

The Alföldi die study publication was listed on Vcoins by Kirk Davis.

 

Please see my previous post relating to the Alföldi die study publication.

 

Nice coin Bing -- congratulations, and thanks for your posting.

 

Thank you Ro.

Now it is kinda cool that @jamesicus pointed out that it was minted within the 2 weeks prior to Caesar's death... that is very interesting for me! rather, it is a WOW for me too!

 

Wow -- it's amazing that the striking of these coins can be pinpointed this accurately. As it turns out, mine is a Crawford 480/11, which puts it within two weeks of Julius Caesar's assassination:

 

That is a magnificent coin IdesOfMarch01 -- congratulations!

 

Go to Andrew McCabe's web page for an in-depth, and very detailed, presentation relating to these coins:

https://andrewmccabe.ancients.info/RRC463.html