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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     631194      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     C. Julius Caesar and C. Julius Caesar (Octavianus) Date Ruled:     43 BC Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 43 Weight:     8.06 g Obverse Legend:     C· CAESAR· COS· PONT· AVG· Obverse Description:     Bare head of Octavian right Reverse Legend:     C· CAESAR· DICT· PERP· PONT· MAX· Reverse Description:     Laureate head of Caesar right Mint:     Military Primary Reference:     Crawford 490/2 Reference2:     Sydenham 1321 Reference3:     Bahrfeldt 28 Reference4:     CRI 132 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=36796 Grade:     VF, reverse slightly off-center, usual small field marks Notes:     Very rare Julius Caesar portrait in Gold In the summer of 43 BC, following the battle of Mutina, Octavian demanded from the Senate one of the consulships recently left vacant by the deaths of Hirtius and Pansa. When the Senate refused, Octavian marched into Rome and organized consular elections. This issue, struck by Octavian after he became consul on 19 August, marks the first appearance of a portrait on a Roman aureus.

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