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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8255079, member: 86498&quot;]Julius Caesar Ar Denarius January-February 44 BC Obv. Head right laureate. Rv. Venus standing left holding victory. Crawford 480/4 CRI 102 4.34 grms 17 mm Photo by W. Hansen</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1455196[/ATTACH]It has long been speculated that the denarii featuring the portrait of Julius Caesar was one of the factors leading up to his assassination. Without being confirmed by contemporary written sources it remains just that. However, placing his image on a coin was&nbsp; revolutionary and it was obviously meant to make a statement. Despite being a departure from what had preceded it, the concept once initiated became extremely popular to the point that even one of his assassins placed his image on a coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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