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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 3133044, member: 82549&quot;]This is what I consider my most valuable coin, largely because of the history associated with it. This was the first Roman coin to have a portrait of a living ruler on the obverse. It was, in effect, the &quot;last straw.&quot; It so outraged the republican sensibilities of Caesar&#039;s opponents--at least, that&#039;s what they claimed--that it led to his assassination.</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/Beginnings/JuliusCaesar.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Silver Denarius</p><p>Rome mint, 44 B.C.</p><p>Obv: DICT PERPETVO - CAESAR - Veiled head of Julius Caesar</p><p>Rev: P SEPVLLIVS MACER - Venus holding Victory and scepter; shield at base</p><p>RSC 39; S362</p><p>18 x 20mm, 3.2g.</p><p><i>Julius Caesar was a successful general of the Roman Republic who deftly translated his battlefield renown into political power. His assumption of the title “Dictator for Life” created a crisis in the Senate; when his image appeared on coins (like the one above) he was accused of having monarchical ambitions. His assassination by outraged republicans led to the civil war that eventually ended the Republic and gave birth to an Empire.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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