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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3417842, member: 99456&quot;]Here are two coins for the Ides of March - both from the time period leading up to the events of 15 March 44 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first promoting Julius Caesar&#039;s divine origins and struck in North Africa to pay for his campaign against the Pompeians.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]906826[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Julius Caesar</b>, 47-46 BC AR Denarius, military mint with Caesar in North Africa.</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Diademed head of Venus right, wearing earring and pearl necklace</p><p><b>Rev:</b> CAESAR to right, Aeneas walking left, holding palladium and Anchises</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Crawford 458/1; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12</p><p><b>Size:</b> 3.81g, 17-18.8mm</p><p><br /></p><p>And one from 46 BC with a curule chair on the reverse representing the powers granted to Caesar by the senate:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]906802[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>C. Considius Paetus</b>, AR Denarius, 46. AR</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Laureate head of Apollo right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> C. CONSIDIVS / PAETVS Curule chair, garlanded, on which lies wreath.</p><p><b>Ref: </b>Crawford 465/1b. Sydenham 990a. Seaby Considia 3.</p><p><b>Size:</b> 19.0-19.9mm 3.33g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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