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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3283317, member: 14873"]<font face="Times New Roman">Julius Caesar lifetime portrait denarius. It has rough surfaces and crystallizing silver, but I wanted a pretty well centered and defined portrait and a visible Dict Perpetuo obverse legend. That is asking a lot for this issue, so I am thankful to have found it. </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000jco.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000jcr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>Denarius, Crawford, Roman Republican Coins (RRC), No. 480/8 (March 44 BC - Alfoldi)</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Coin obverse depiction: Julius Caesar laureate bust facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription clockwise from right: <b>CAESAR DICT PERPETVO</b> (Dictator in Perpetuity)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Coin reverse depiction: Venus Victrix standing, facing left, holding statuette of victory on palm of right hand and supporting vertical scepter with left hand</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription vertical to right: <b>L BVCA</b> (L. Aemilius Buca, Moneyer)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Weight: 3.5g</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Ex. Christopher Martin</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3283317, member: 14873"][FONT=Times New Roman]Julius Caesar lifetime portrait denarius. It has rough surfaces and crystallizing silver, but I wanted a pretty well centered and defined portrait and a visible Dict Perpetuo obverse legend. That is asking a lot for this issue, so I am thankful to have found it. [IMG]http://jp29.org/000jco.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://jp29.org/000jcr.jpg[/IMG] [I]Denarius, Crawford, Roman Republican Coins (RRC), No. 480/8 (March 44 BC - Alfoldi)[/I] Coin obverse depiction: Julius Caesar laureate bust facing right Inscription clockwise from right: [B]CAESAR DICT PERPETVO[/B] (Dictator in Perpetuity) Coin reverse depiction: Venus Victrix standing, facing left, holding statuette of victory on palm of right hand and supporting vertical scepter with left hand Inscription vertical to right: [B]L BVCA[/B] (L. Aemilius Buca, Moneyer) Weight: 3.5g Ex. Christopher Martin[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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