Minted ca. 47-46 BC; North African military mint
Obverse Legend: Anepigraphic; diademed head of Venus right.
Reverse Legend: CAESAR downwards, on right; Aeneas walking left, carrying his father Anchises and the Palladium, a statue of Minerva once held at Troy.
Notes: “This type relates to the mythical descent of the Julia Gens from Iulus, the son of Aeneas, who was the son of Venus.” “Caesar proclaimed his ancestral lineage as descending from the Trojan hero, Aeneas, and through him, to the goddess Venus. The reverse of this coin shows Aeneas in his moment of flight from the burning ruins of Troy, carrying both his father and the embodiment of Minerva/Athena's protection of that city, the palladium, to safety.”
“[S]truck by Caesar at an African [military] mint while he was battling against the remnants of the Pompeian forces, led by Metellus Pius Scipio”
References: B.10; B.M.C. East, 31; Syd. 1013; Craw. 458/1; ex Ancient Coins Canada; code CXXV on 12/05
AR; Denarius
Obverse: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. laureate head right.
Reverse: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT C, L CAESARES below, Gaius & Lucius standing front with shields & spears; in field above, a lituus left & simpulum right, facing inwards.
Notes: Completely toned dark brown; banker's mark on obverse. Scanned through plastic flip; the obverse and reverse both share same brown color despite scanned image.
Ex: Jeff Clark. Code ca. LXXX.
AE As. Rome. 9.81g.
Obverse legend: M. AGRIPPA L F COS III [“Marcus Agrippa Lucius Filius, Consul for 3 terms”]; head left, wearing rostral crown.
Reverse legend: SC [“Senatus Consulto,” (by decree of the Senate)], Neptune standing left, holding a dolphin and trident. RIC 58. aVF
ex Kelly Ramage; flaviamaximafausta; Code LI.
Notes; Agrippa was the grandfather of Caligula. Obverse scan poor due to high relief of the obverse.
AE As, ca. 66 AD; 180°
Obverse legend: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, laureate head right.
Reverse legend: PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT; (P R = Populus Romanus); S C in field.
Notes: "The coins of Nero bearing the temple of Janus reverse motif are generally accepted to refer to the peace following cessation of Corbulo’s campaigns against the Parthians and the installation of Tiridates, Parthian nominee for the throne, as King of Armenia. This type is scarce; it was issued after Nero’s assumption of “Imperator” as a praenomen (mid-66 A.D.) and was probably discontinued when the Jewish war broke out in November 66 A.D., probably causing the doors of the Temple of Janus to be opened once again. Harvey Shore writes about these interesting coins this most engaging observation (from Australia, September 1999): “I have before me now a Roman sestertius of the emperor Nero. On one side his portrait. Carved by a Greek in the year A.D. 66, it shows the fleshy bust produced by fleshy living. This bust tells a story for anyone with eyes to see. Then there is the legend - titles for an ill deserved imperial reputation. Each one speaking of a specific senatorial decree - those poor craven men fearing for their lives and their wives - both of which Nero was wont to abuse. So many stories. And on the reverse of this big coin is the Temple of Janus - a beautiful reverse picture reeking of history. The great temple, whose doors were never closed while there was war anywhere throughout the empire. The doors had only ever been closed three times in the past. Nero closed them. The legend around the reverse says (in Latin) [“The peace of the people of Rome having been brought forth on land and sea, he closed (the Temple of) Janus.”]"
ex: Bill Clift; BC Coins, Dallas, TX; Code CVII.
AE Sestertius, minted as Caesar, 77-78 AD?
Obverse legend: T CAES IMP AVG F PON TR P COS VI CENSOR; (“Titus Caesar Imperator Augustus Felix or Filius? Pon=pontifex Tribunicia Potestas Consul for six terms”); head laureate right.
Reverse legend: ROMA SC?; Roma seated left?
RIC #: 773; Vol. II, p. 106?
Sear#:
Van Meter: p. 107 #41? 47?
