What Is The Main Julius Caesar Coin To Have?

Valian- can you by any chance post a picture of the one you are talking about? Is seems that there are a few with his portrait. Thanks again

I'm away from my PC right now but I can link you to the Wildwinds page with many of his coin types including lifetime portrait issues.

http://wildwinds.com/coins/imp/juli...aesar/i.html

Thanks everyone for the posts. Thisisfun- do you happen to have a picture of the portraye coin you are referring to. It seems everyone agrees that's the best coin to get. Thanks

Ancientnoob isn't that like an 80 thousand dollar coin just the silver version?

There have been EID MARs for less than $80K but they were in very good condition and this was a handful of years ago. Prices have since escalated. There was one recently which failed to sell, likely because of concerns over authenticity. Another such example is coming up and it will be interesting to see if it also fails to sell.

I know I sound like a broken record but does anyone mind posting a picture of the one portrait coin everyone is referring

tchronis, there are several different portrait coins. Here's a sampling from CNG's archives along with their sales price.


$8,000 + buyer's premium, January 2013.


$16,000 + buyer's premium, January 2013


$2,900 + buyer's premium, July 2008


$6,500 + buyer's premium, January 2014

The one 'Julius Caesar' coin which I am rather eager to acquire (unlikely anytime soon !) is a moneyer's issue by L Aemilius Buca and does not even bear the name of Caesar.

L Aemilius Buca AR Denarius. January 44 BC. Diademed head of Venus Victrix right / Allegedly "Sulla's Dream" - Reclining male figure left; before him, Luna seated left on rock, extending lighted torch in right hand; behind him, Victory standing almost to front, holding cursor's long palmae staff in raised right hand. Cr480/1, Syd 1064.



The image on the reverse has long been interpreted as being of "Sulla's Dream". The attribution of Luna is reasonable since she has the billowing veil around her head (crescent moon) but in this incarnation we are looking at her as Diana Lucifera or 'the bringer of light'. The description states she is seated on rocks. This requires the reclining figure to be at an angle though. Clearly she is descending from what might be called a mountain. The Victory behind "Sulla" also seems to be waving a palm over the prostrate figure. Lastly the figure does not look well. The head seems to be turned upward and it does not appear to be someone sleeping in bed waking from a strange dream.

The attribution of Jan 44BC would imply that this is a coin issued just prior to the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Some few have argued that it is actually from the month following the Ides of March. How they determine the precise month is beyond me.
Occasionally the portrait of Venus on the obverse even includes a 'cruciform' ear ring to add to the 'mystique'.

The concept of a resurrection was not a completely novel idea in ancient Rome. In fact St. Augustin of Hippo later wrote that he witnessed several !
It does seem like a stretch. But the argument that this actually depicts Caesar is not so easily dismissed