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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 2786969, member: 42034&quot;]Well not to be completely left out; this isn&#039;t a denarius but it is a legitimate Julius Caesar portrait, abeit one struck postumously in 38 BC.&nbsp; The denomination is variously called an As or a Sestersius: I don&#039;t know the state of current research.&nbsp; The reverse [obverse?] of the coin is Octavian and it was struck to boster his claim as Caesar&#039;s adopted son and heir to his estate.&nbsp; It has a much stronger pix of Octavian than the childish looking ones struck by Marc Anthony (which I also have).</p><p><br /></p><p>This one I bought years ago as a cost savings way to avoid an expensive portrait denarius.&nbsp; This is ex. Numismatic Fine Arts auction, 1990, for which I paid $950.&nbsp; [don&#039;t recall if that&#039;s with or without commission].&nbsp; It has the advantage of having good clear legends both sides with no damage, completely original surfaces, but is not one of the killer high grade pieces which exist and occasionally appear at auction.&nbsp; Also Roman bronze has kind of died price-wise so this coin never really appreciated.&nbsp; I need to find the exact province; if anyone knows where I can research NFA catalogs I&#039;d really appreciate it.</p><p><img src="http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/Rome_Julius_sest_both_2011_1200px.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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