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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 8125584, member: 82549&quot;]This coin matters because it broke the Roman taboo against living people being depicted on coins. The portrait denarii of Julius Caesar was one of the &quot;last straws&quot; that resulted in his assassination and preserving the traditional republican form of Roman governance for . . . um . . well, a couple of years, anyway.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1415014[/ATTACH]</p><p><u><b>Julius Caesar</b></u></p><p><i>First Triumvir, 60-53 B.C.</i></p><p><i>Dictator for Life, 44 B.C.</i></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; RRC 480/13</p><p>18 x 20mm, 3.2g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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