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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 25271676, member: 135271&quot;]It&#039;s been 2,067 years since Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated by his supposed friends in the Roman Senate, but the drama of that event, immortalized by Shakespeare, still captivates us today.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1612623[/ATTACH]</p><p style="text-align: center"><i>JULIUS CAESAR, 49-44 BC</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>AR Denarius (18.91mm, 3.53g, 12h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Struck late February to early March, 44 BC</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Rome mint</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: CAESAR DICT PERPETVO, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: L·BVCA, fasces and winged caduceus in saltire; axe, clasped hands, and globe in three quarters</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>References: RRC 480/6, RCV 1409</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Toned. A scarce, late-lifetime portrait denarius of Julius Caesar. Caesar received the title of Dictator Perpetuo (Dictator for Life) in February of 44 BC; this coin would have been struck mere weeks before his assassination on the Ides of March that same year.</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><br /></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><br /></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><br /></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1612624[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><br /></i></p><p>Post your coins related to this history-changing event![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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