Julius Caesar portrait denarius

That is just my listing and interpretation based on what I have read in various places -- not to be relied on as definitive.

 

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LOL no worries. I believe it actually was struck by Caesar himself when he stopped by the mint just prior to going to his Senate meeting on 15-March.

 

I have no reason to think that mine was not one of the many that in all likelihood were struck following Caesar's death. Hard to believe the mint stopped striking them the day he died, or even necessarily in the days or weeks that followed. In fact, the sheer quantities that survive strongly suggest otherwise. However, it's also possible that Caesar's ghost stopped by the mint, possessed a mint worker, and struck my coin, and to me that's almost as good as lifetime .

 

"Great Caesar's GHOST!" -Perry White

 

Here is my final effort -- taken with my iPad camera -- not manipulated in any way. My old, faithful, digital camera bit the dust and I don't think it is economically prudent to invest in a new one now.



Denarius, Crawford, Roman Republican Coins (RRC), No. 480/8 (March 44 BC - Alföldi)

Coin obverse depiction: Julius Caesar laureate bust facing right
Inscription clockwise from right:CAESAR DICT PERPETVO

Coin reverse depiction: Venus standing, facing left, holding statuette of victory on palm of right hand and supporting vertical scepter with left hand
Inscription vertical to right:L BVCA(Moneyer)

Rough surfaces: lifetime Julius Caesar portrait coins are frequently in not very good condition

Provenance: C.J. Martin Coins and Ancient Arts Ltd. London - Christopher Martin

 

NOT BAD!

 

I'll bet there are quite a few of us who get a Julius Caesar portrait in lower condition than most of the other emperors we have. For example, mine:

Struck 44 BC, mid-January-early February,
CAESAR IMP, wreathd head of Caesar right, lituus and simpulum behind
M METTIVS Venus standing left holding Victory, scepter in her left hand, with left elbow resting on shield.
Sear HCRI 100, page 71. Crawford 480/3. Sear 1407.

 

But a very desireable coin indeed Valentinian.

 

And thank you Alegandron.

 

For a cell phone image, this is not bad at all. I would love to have a coin like this since all I have is one that was holed and filled. Perhaps one of these days.

 

Thank you Bing. When I was searching for a Julius Caesar portrait coin, I encountered several that were holed and filled (I wonder if this was a common practice with these coins?) -- all were quite pricey.

 

My latest photo iteration:



I may never get this right!

 

Maybe not - but that's pretty damn close. Good balance good color reverse is a bit out of focus. You improve by leaps and bounds each time. I do all my photography with a phone. So device means little.

 

Thank you for those kind words Ancientnoob.