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Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 06/27/2011 10:08 pm I have a fairly full collection of Roman coins (although I can't seem to get enough). This coin, however, I'm not so sure of. I believe it is a coin of Octavian before he became first Roman emperor, issued to deify Julius Caesar. Can anyone confirm? Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 06/28/2011 05:47 am jwharper: I am thinking this could be an issue of Roman Alexandria. I think you may be on the right track. I have a tetradrachm, but issued in the reign of Tiberias, with radiate head of DIVVS AUGUSTUS reverse. Your coin nevertheless, looks like Julius Caesar, and so would have been issued in the reign of Augustus, with Julius Caesar deified. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2887 Posts	Posted 06/28/2011 07:22 am While admittedly my knowledge of the coins of Julius Caesar and earlier is limited - I find the imagery on this coin very crude. It's not like anything that would have emminated from the Imperial mints. A provincial issue of some kind? - Possibly. An ourtright forgery (maybe contempory) - more likely. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 06/28/2011 08:10 am I found a similar looking coin. A Dupondius minted possibly in Gaul or Italy by Augustus in 38 BC (CR535/v1, RPC620v). The obverse reads CAESAR DIVI F, while the reverse reads DIVOS IVLIVS. I'm inclined to believe this is not a modern day fake, but then again, that may be wishful thinking. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 06/30/2011 9:38 pm I agree its highly unlikely this would have come from an Imperial mint, its probably too stylised to even have come from Alexandria, this does not rule out some of the smaller mints though. Even though my better judgement is screaming modern fake I'm not convinced and it could be from a provincial mint or even be imitative. I think the following deserve considering, these are style matches only: Mauritanian area (libya)http://www.coinproject.com/coin_det...?coin=284949 Imitative from Gaul http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahala_...616089488748 Prob another Imitative http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.73764 The pitting on yours worries me a bit but more so if you got it from the same source as the other three coins you have put up recently - its better to trust the seller not the coin in cases like this. Report this Post to the Staff
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