Julius Caesar denarius Graccus - 12 AR Caesar set completed

Congrats!

 

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Its already on the wall of my office , next to a poster of 190 Roman emperors, empresses and usurpers, still need approx 90 coins in my collection to complete that poster.

 

Congratulations Andres2 on completing your set. And that is a very nice display case indeed. I still miss some coins to complete my set. Although i have to say im not a very good collector perhaps, because i get distracted by other coins that appear and appeal to me more, than just focus in completing the seutonius set. But hey, i have many years to come, so i will complete it some day!

 

I know what you mean, Limes. I am easyly distracted too , everytime I had the budget to add another denarius to the set I bought an Alexander Tet or another nice coin that came along.
I then used my bronze set as a screensaver to keep focused on a future set in silver , it was my screensaver for a long time.
I was outbid on many Julius Caesar, Otho and Galba denarii, but there was always a new auction with new coins

my old screensaver:

 

Here's my example of the Sempronius Graccus that finished up Andres' set.

Ti. Sempronius Graccus. 40 BC. AR Denarius (3.80g, 19.3mm, 1h). Rome mint; Ti. Sempronius Graccus, quaestor designatus. Wreathed head right; S C flanking neck / Signum, aquila, plow, and decempeda (measuring rod); TI • SEMPRONIVS above; GRACCVS in exergue; • Q • DES to left. Crawford 525/4a; CRI 327a; Sydenham 1129; RBW 1811




Provenance:

Collection of a director CNG Triton January 10, 2017 Lot 576;
Glendining V.J.E. Ryan Collection April, 2, 1952 Lot 1882;
Ars Classica Auction II, Vautier & Collignon June 12-14, 1922 Lot 24;
Adolf Hess Nach, Tolstoi collection March 11, 1912 Lot 1073;
Jacob Hirsch VIII "Sammlung d. Ingenieurs S. i. R." May 18, 1903 Lot 2076

 

@Andres2 - I love your old screensaver... this is exactly the type of set I am looking to complete.. only need 7 coins to match yours...- but the most difficult/expensive to get. (JC, Augustus, Caligula, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Titus) so while it's "only" seven it's actually miles off...
I will get there someday

 

Talking about budget, I'm pretty sure the beautifull JC Graccus from @Carthago is worth more then my entire 18 Caesar set in silver.

@IdesOfMarch01 has a wonderfull set in gold , he showed them per emperor in bronze-silver and gold.

I'm thinking to go forward with the Roman emperors , guys like Pertinax,Didius Julianus, Clodius Albinus and Pescennius Niger are on my wantlist now.

 

Posted a long time ago, in a galaxy far away:

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-12-caesars-set.235118/page-2#post-1772845

 

Pretty great set on that budget. Congrats.