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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 1998649, member: 44210&quot;]I am now an coin-carrying member of the Julius Caesar club <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I got it in a trade with a fellow forum member, and while it isn&#039;t in the best of shape, I still really like the coin and now am excited to have this rare ruler in my possession.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gaius Julius Caesar needs no introduction, so I&#039;ll just post a map, &#039;cause people like maps <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (especially if they&#039;re bundled with coins!)</p><p><br /></p><p>(but here&#039;s a link anyways:<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/julius-caesar-9192504#the-dictator" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.biography.com/people/julius-caesar-9192504#the-dictator" rel="nofollow">http://www.biography.com/people/jul...the-dictator</a> )</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh and just to make it clear: <b>Caesar was no emperor!</b> I see this mistake said/written sometimes. He was <b>Dictator</b> (Dictator was an actual title in the Republic and was not associated with tyranny) and <b>Consul</b> of the <b>Roman Republic</b> in its final years. The Roman Empire was not officially in existence yet but Caesar&#039;s actions and those of key others during those years would lead to the establishment of the empire in 27 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p><u><b>Gaius Julius Caesar</b></u><b>, Roman Republic</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p><u>Obv</u>: Diademed head of Venus, facing right</p><p><u>Rev</u>: Aeneas walking left, carrying Anchises and the Palladium, CAESAR in right field</p><p><u>Mint</u>: Military mint traveling with Caesar, in North Africa (struck 47-46 BC)</p><p><u>Ref</u>: RSC 12, Crawford 458/1, Sydenham 1013</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/JulCaes_zpsed4eb0be.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/caesar2_zps20702232.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The Roman Republic in 44 BC, just before Caesar&#039;s assassination:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/RomanRepublic44BC_zps91fae048.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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