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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 6006861, member: 51347&quot;]<b>GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR</b></p><p><b>Veiled as PONTIFEX MAXIMUS</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2019-1-22_9-48-59-png.880251/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2020-12-13_11-18-52-png.1217332/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Roman Imperiatorial</p><p>Julius Caesar Lifetime</p><p>P Sepullius Macer</p><p>AR Denarius, </p><p>1st 2 weeks-Mar 44 BCE, 19 mm, 4.03g.</p><p>Last two weeks of his life.</p><p>Obv: CAESAR – DICT PERPETVO Veiled and wreathed head of Caesar R.</p><p>Rev: P·SEPVLLIVS – MACER Venus standing l., holding Victory and sceptre resting on star.</p><p>Ref: Syd 1074a Sear Imperators 107e <b>Crawford 480-14</b> Rare</p><p>Comments:</p><p>- minted in last two weeks of his reign, or two weeks before he was assassinated.</p><p>- veiled, as he held the offce of <b>Pontifex Maximus</b> for several years, and that office was very important to him personally.</p><p>- wreathed... just short of being king... big no-no</p><p>- DICT PERPETVO - yeah, he was a king... so Roman Republic inherently and culturally hated kings.</p><p>- fairly difficult to capture with the star on reverse</p><p>- reasonably centered with most/all devices and legends (this is not as important to me cuz its numismatic vs the intrinsic Historical impact.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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