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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 5141228, member: 85693&quot;]Octavian with sideburns.&nbsp; The unshaven look wasn&#039;t really &quot;in&quot; at this time, but it was an acceptable way to show mourning, in this case, mourning for Uncle Julius.&nbsp; So this is the closest thing I will ever get to a Julius Caesar portrait coin...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1206282[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Roman Imperatorial Denarius </b></p><p><b>Octavian / Q Salvius, moneyer</b></p><p><b>(40 B.C.) </b></p><p><b>Military Mint in Italy</b></p><p>C CAESA[R III] V<i>R R P C, bare head of Octavian right, / Q SALV<i>VS IMP COS</i></i></p><p><i><i>D[ESIG], around thunderbolt.</i></i></p><p><i><i>Crawford 523/1a; Sydenham 1326b.</i></i></p><p><i><i>(3.58 grams / 18 mm)</i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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