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<p>[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 7145922, member: 118780"]Two other possibilities I enjoy telling my kids about this coin:</p><p>1) It seems probable that someone who held this coin actually <i>saw</i> Julius Caesar. Presumably at one point or another he addressed his legions, so while not certain - it seems likely. Also, since many scholars believe Caesar himself dictated this design, he may have visited the mint itself (which was travelling with him), and those working at the mint would have seen him.</p><p>2) The paper I already quoted estimates that a bit over 21 million of these were minted, making it the third most widely produced republican coin. Presumably, Caesar would have held a number over his lifetime. Therefore, while the odds are low that Julius Caesar held this exact coin, they are better than winning the lottery.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's these possible connections that make this such an interesting hobby. None of my other myriad hobbies (most of those are now sold - except for a Space Patch collection - anybody?) ever had me reading so much. I'm almost finished with <i>Ghost on the Throne</i> and am about to descend into <i>The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire</i>, followed by <i>Plutarch's Lives</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 7145922, member: 118780"]Two other possibilities I enjoy telling my kids about this coin: 1) It seems probable that someone who held this coin actually [I]saw[/I] Julius Caesar. Presumably at one point or another he addressed his legions, so while not certain - it seems likely. Also, since many scholars believe Caesar himself dictated this design, he may have visited the mint itself (which was travelling with him), and those working at the mint would have seen him. 2) The paper I already quoted estimates that a bit over 21 million of these were minted, making it the third most widely produced republican coin. Presumably, Caesar would have held a number over his lifetime. Therefore, while the odds are low that Julius Caesar held this exact coin, they are better than winning the lottery. It's these possible connections that make this such an interesting hobby. None of my other myriad hobbies (most of those are now sold - except for a Space Patch collection - anybody?) ever had me reading so much. I'm almost finished with [I]Ghost on the Throne[/I] and am about to descend into [I]The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire[/I], followed by [I]Plutarch's Lives[/I].[/QUOTE]
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