OTD: Julius Caesars born in 100, 101 (102?)BCE probably NOT by C section and no he didn't like salad

Nice write-up @Ryro - I'm still chuckling.

 

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@Ryro, trying to stop my laughing long enough to post this coin: a fourrée elephant. @Parthicus didn't help matters with veni, vidi, vici...

Julius Caesar, circa 49 BC, AR denarius (fourrée)
Obv: Elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent
Rev: CAESAR in exergue / Pontifical implements: ladle (simpulum), sprinkler (aspergillum), axe (securis), and pontiff's cap (apex)

 

duplicate

 

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Best I could do......

 

..i have nary a julius c coin in my fray....i bid on one the other day tho...

 

Very, very erudite, and otherwise cool posts! Nerd factor notwithstanding!!!

 

Thanks @Fugio1
You have a Fuuuun reverse! But that portrait is exceptional
And has a, perfectly hidden in plain sight, banker's mark in his well placed wreath that perfectly covers... his full head of hair

 

Nice coins and cool write-up, Mr. @Ryro !

And like that I am 2 days older than Julius Caesar.

I captured this one because of it was minted during the last 2 weeks prior to Caesar's assassination.

Roman Imperatorial Era
Julius Caesar Lifetime
P Sepullius Macer AR Den
1st 2 weeks-Mar 44 BCE 4.03g.
CAESAR – DICT PERPETVO Veiled -
Venus Victory sceptre star
Syd 1074a Sear Imperators 107e Cr 480-14
Rare

Andrew Alföldi arranges Crawford 480 series coins in (44 BC) month order as follows:

RRC 480/1, Buca - January
RRC 480/2, DICT QVART - early February
RRC 480/3/4/5, CAESAR IMP - late February
RRC 480/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14, DICT PERPETVO - early to mid-March-44 BCE
RRC 480/17/18, CAESAR IMPER - late March
RRC 480/19/20, PARENS PATRIAE - April
RRC 480/15/16, MARIDIANVS - April
RRC 480/21/22, CLEMENTIAE CAESARIS and Mark Antony - April

 

Julius Caesar Ar Denarius 46-45 B.C. Military mint in Spain. Obv. Bust of Venus right Small cupid on shoulder. Rv. Trophy standing between two bound captives.Crawford 468/1 CRI 58 3.93 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen

 

Not bad!!! ...except now he looks like Richard Burton in the movie...

 

I have some provincial bronzes of his but they are in poorer condition and I haven’t taken any photos. These are my only other coins that have any relation to him, his kin, and his enemies all posthumous.

 

Crossed the Rubicon


RR Julius Caesar AR Denarius 49 BCE Traveling Mint Elephant-Pontificates Sear 1399 Craw 443-1 RUBICON

 

Great thread! Thanks @Ryro ! ! !

I want to share two Julius Caesar portraits. The first is mine. The second is not.

Mine is below, and is truly a budget version of a Julius Caesar portrait. But I'm quite content with it!


The one below belonged to a very close friend, but the coin was stolen. :-( It isn't/wasn't a beautiful, gem example... and it has/had a few obvious problems, but the portrait is/was fully decent! Sad that someone would steal such a coin!

 

Sad situation. Curious. How was it stolen?

 

Well, THAT'S an even sadder story. I will send you a private message. But in essence it was stolen from a display of my friend's coins.

 

I'm pretty sure that it was his old drinking buddy Vercingetorix that showed JC that first part of Gaul... up his skirt. Caesar had him strangled for this. That's why today when a man wears a skirt they call it a kilt, cause it got Vercingetorix KILT!

 

Thank you. Appalling story!