I need Julius Caesar in Bronze to complete a project What do you think?

If you're gonna make it into a ring again, I say good- I hope it is a fake!

Please don't destroy a real Julius Caesar coin.

 

And that's cool enough looking that it would still make a neat ring.

 

For the record, I do NOT hate your rings. I think the Caligula one you did was exceptionally well done and you have real talent as a jewelry designer.

I just hated that you destroyed (cut into a rectangle) a scarce historical coin to do it.

If you could make ancient coin rings that did less permanent damage to the coins, or if you used high quality replicas, I'd be your cheerleader instead of a critic.

 

And you have not "preserved" a coin if you have cut it into a rectangular shape to mount it into a ring, no matter how "cool" it may look that way. You have destroyed it, in the numismatic sense. But maybe you don't care about the numismatic sense.

I know the counterargument- I had some years as an artist myself.

Art can be controversial. And opinions can differ.

But put up a poll and see just how many agree with my point.

You won't get too much sympathy or appreciation for your art on a coin forum (especially one with so many ancient coin enthusiasts.)

It might be a different story on a jewelry forum or in the general public.

You say "these will become ancient one day.". Yeah, so what. So will the plastic bottle I just put in the trash.

Will future archaeologists or collectors say, "Wow, what a great ring?". Or will they say, "Oh, man, I wonder what 21st century idiot did this to a 2,000 year old coin?"

Only time will tell.

I'm going to vote "yes" in this poll. Yes, you should use interesting replica or fantasy issue coins for jewelry. Spare the truly ancient ones, or use them in a less destructive fashion. Please.