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Roman Imperitorial Coinage
1955
Julius Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.91g), 44 BC
.
Struck at
Rome, Feb.-Mar. 44 BC.
CAESAR DICT PERPETVO. Veiled head
of Caesar right.
Reverse:
Venus standidng l. holding Victory
and sceptre, shield at feet. S-1414; RSC 39; Craw. 480/13.
Toned.
Very Good to Fine
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,300
C
HOICE
Q
UALITY
B
RUTUS
S
ILVER
D
ENARIUS
, 42 BC
Enlargement
1956
Brutus. Silver Denarius (3.74 g), 42 BC
.
Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece.
P. Ser-
vilius Casca Longus, moneyer. CASCA behind, LONGVS before, Laureate and bearded head of Neptune right; trident below.
Reverse:
BRVTVS
behind, IMP before, Victory advancing right, breaking diadem tied with fillet and holding palm; below, broken scepter. Crawford 507/2; HCRI
212; Sydenham 1298; RSC 3. Toned.
Extremely Fine
.
It was widely rumored that Julius Caesar aspired to become king, solely wielding autocratic power and returning the Republic to its monarchi-
cal foundations. Indeed, many of his affectations - such as his donning red slippers, generally a royal prerogative, as well as placing his statue
along with those of Rome' s legendary kings - seemed to justify this notion. The reverse type depicting Victory violently tearing the diadem
and trampling underfoot a scepter thus evokes the tyrannicides' most powerful statement: that only by their assassination of Caesar was
Rome saved from devolving again into tyranny and despotism.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $2,000 - 2,500
Tom Peterson collection; Private purchase from Tom Cederline
.
1957
Mark Antony. Silver Denarius (3.77 g), 42 BC
.
Military
mint traveling with Antony in Greece
. Bare head right; M
ANTONI (IMP), bare head of Mark Antony right.
Reverse:
[III]
VIR RPC, distyle temple containing cut figure of facing head of
Sol on disk. Crawford 496/1; HCRI 128; Sydenham 1168; RSC
12. Toned.
About Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 400
1958
Mark Antony and Octavian, Silver Denarius (3.62g)
.
Struck at Ephesus, spring-summer 41 BC.
Issued by moneyer
M. Barbatius Pollio.
Bare head of Mark Antony right.
Reverse:
Bare head of Octavian facing right. S-1504; RSC 8; Craw. 517/2.
Some striking weakness around the legends 4 to 7 o' clock and
on the corresponding portion of the reverse.
NGC graded AU,
Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
Our grade is
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,300