Featured Caesar's Comet

Nice score, Bing! A type that has been on my want list for a long time. Yours has a great comet and the full DIVVS IVLIVS... congrats!

Really like that holey one too, @Johndakerftw!

 

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Love all these beauties posted, thanks for sharing Don't have a denarius with the eight-rayed star (comet), maybe someday

have a Dupondius:
31 mm, 22.12 g;
Southern Italian mint, 38 BC
Ref.: Crawford 535/2, Sydenham 1335; Cohen 95; RPC 621; Sear 1570

Ob.: DIVI F head of Octavian right; eight-rayed star in right field below chin
Rev.: DIVOS IVLIVS in laurel wreath


and a Denarius:
18 mm, 3.69 g; Southern or central Italian mint, 36 BC
Ref.: RRC (Crawford) 540/2; CRI 315; Sear 1545; Sydenham 1338; RSC 90;

Ob.: IMP CAESAR DIVI•F•III•VIR•ITER•R•P•C Bare head r. with short beard. Punch mark.
Rev.: COS•ITER•ET•TER•DESIG Tetrastyle temple, within statue of draped, veiled Julius Caesar, holding lituus, in r. hand; DIVO•IVL on architrave, eight-rayed star within pediment, altar at left

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Wow! My first "Featured" thread.

Thanks to everyone for the compliments. From the seller's image I thought the reverse was struck flat. But, in hand, it is not a flat strike. It's a marvelous coin and am pleased it is now in my custody for safekeeping.

 

James, I enjoyed your write-up with illustrations. I'm surprised this is your 1st Featured Article . The comet myth is an important part of Roman history & you managed to score a nice example for your trophy rack .

 

What a superb coin, Bing! All the others coins are up to it too! Congratulations on the featured thread, it is very well written and informative.

 

By the way, could anyone tell me the difference of this particular type of denarius with that identical struck in the Civil War period by Vindex?

 

Thanks, again, for the post. I archived it for reference.