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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 6644060, member: 44316&quot;]You are so right. When I was young Mickey Mantle was one of the most famous baseball players. Does that mean a mint state rookie card of him is worth $5,200,000?&nbsp; Well, recently one sold for that. However, I think in 50 years Julius Caesar will still be a famous Roman and many other outstanding sportsman will have come along to dilute the fame of Mickey. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is nice when a silver denarius of Julius Caesar says CAESAR nice and bold. Here is a less desirable, but interesting, Julius Caesar type. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1268201[/ATTACH] </p><p>31-28 mm. 1.96 grams. Dupondius.</p><p>Struck 45 BC.</p><p>CAESAR DIC TER </p><p>Winged and draped bust of Victory right, star behind</p><p>C CLOVI PRAEF</p><p>Minerva advancing right, snake rearing before left at feet, holding trophy and shield.</p><p>Crawford 476/1b. Sear I 1417, page 271.</p><p>Sear <i>HCRI</i> 62, page 43.</p><p>&quot;Issue of <i>aes</i> at this time was a great novelty as regular production has ceased four decades earlier.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;The first time this metal [orichalcum] had been used for currency in the west.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;For distribution at Caesar&#039;s Spanish triumph.&quot;&nbsp; [Sear <i>HCRI</i> p. 43][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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