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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 5004638, member: 81887&quot;]Welcome to Coin Talk!&nbsp; If you enjoy ancient history and ancient coins, you&#039;ve come to the right place.&nbsp; My main collecting interest is a bit farther East- especially Parthian, Sasanian, and other Persian coins, but also early Islamic, Indian, Central Asian, and Chinese coins- but I&#039;ve managed to pick up a few interesting Roman coins along the way.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a denarius featuring a lifetime portrait of Julius Caesar, struck in January-February 44 BC just before his assassination:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200965[/ATTACH]</p><p>A denarius struck for the troops loyal to Marc Antony in the lead-up to the Battle of Actium:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200966[/ATTACH]</p><p>Another denarius, struck for young Octavian before he became Augustus:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200967[/ATTACH]</p><p>And finally, since I am legally required to post at least one Eastern coin, here&#039;s a drachm of the Parthian king Orodes II, whose troops defeated a Roman force under the triumvir Crassus at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BC.&nbsp; Although Orodes wasn&#039;t personally present at the battle, he did meet Crassus afterwards.&nbsp; Well, he met Crassus&#039; head, anyway...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200968[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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