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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2325127, member: 72818&quot;]This &#039;flawed&#039; denarius with its chipped edges and rough surface areas still appealed to me as long as it fell considerably under the estimate---and so it did---at my initial and final bid.....So I&#039;m happy to have an example of a JC portrait despite being posthumous and of a &#039;youthful&#039; Julius. Some scholars seem to believe this coin may have been struck at the time of the commencement of the &#039;Saecular Games&#039; of 17 BC, celebrating the &#039;New Age&#039; and the elder Caesar shown as rejuvenated again to mark the occasion. While the youthful bust little resembles lifetime portraits of Julius, the &#039;comet&#039; leaves little doubt as to the identity of the &#039;young man&#039;. Perhaps later this year I&#039;ll purchase a lifetime portrait...if luck and budget cooperate <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>AR Denarius of Augustus and Julius Caesar (27 BC-14 AD; struck circa 17 BC?)</p><p>AVGVSTVS DIVIE F</p><p>Bare head of Augustus right</p><p>Moneyer M Sanquinius; 3.21 grams; Rome mint</p><p>M SANQVI NIVS III VIR</p><p>Laureate, youthful head of deified Julius Caesar, comet with four rays and tail above.</p><p>Ref: Ric 338, BMC 71: Ex R Forman Collection</p><p>[ATTACH=full]470591[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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