Since the early part of the 2000s, the coin has been part of a private Arizona private holding, dubbed The Rubicon Collection (Julius Caesar's military action of crossing the Rubicon river to invade Rome coined phrase for a point of no return) for Heritage's September 7 auction. The coin may reference his victory at the Battle of Thapsus in 49 BCE, where he defeated Roman and Numidian forces who fielded war elephants. The coin depicts an elephant stepping on a snake with the legend 'CAESAR' written below. The reverse depicts a dome-shaped liberty cap, flanked by two drawn daggers, and the Latin inscription EID MAR. Download Full Size Image Silver denarius of Julius Caesar. This coin was minted in the middle of the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey, albeit after the latter’s defeat and death. His ambition, combined with the strength and loyalty of his armies, resulted in him Crossing the Rubicon, and eventually being elevated to ‘Dictator for Life’ a newly created position reserved only for him. The dime-sized silver coin depicts the head of Marcus Junius Brutus, one of the ringleaders of the assassination plot, on its obverse. This denarius, minted in 47/46 BCE, depicts on the obverse the head of Venus and on the reverse Aeneas leaving Troy burning, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder. Caesar is without a doubt one of the most famous figures in history. The event celebrated on the coin, of course, is the assassination of Julius Caesar on the 'Ides of March', March 15, 44 BC. As an important historic coin with a distinguished pedigree, it is one of the most desirable collectible of any kind that one could ever imagine acquiring. It was also in the world-famous Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, sold in 1990, with an auction pedigree going back to the early 1900s. The reverse is quite explicit in recalling the deed Not only is this one of the finest examples known of this historic rarity, this 'Ides of March' denarius once resided in the collections of well-known Hollywood producer Sy Weintraub and the actor Peter Weller. Should the coin reach its pre-auction estimate of $500,000, it will establish a record price for a Roman silver coin. This makes the coin a particularly strong alternative investment. His autograph was one of the first to be collected, and would be one of the most valuable in the world if any examples were found. Julius Caesar remains well remembered, regardless of whether people know him through Shakespeare's play or Asterix books. The 'Ides of March' denarius, struck in 42 B.C., is the only Roman coin to openly celebrate an act of murder, the only Roman coin to mention a specific date and one of the very few ancient coins to enter popular imagination. The coin will be on view at Heritage's Beverly Hills offices, 9478 West Olympic Blvd., Friday, September 2, with a special Roman-themed reception held on Saturday, September 3, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.īrutus's head appears on the Ides of March coin obverse It will return to its longtime California home this summer for display before heading to the auction block as part of Heritage Auctions' September 7 Long Beach Signature World & Ancient Coins Auction at the Long Beach Numismatic Expo, where it is expected to bring over $500,000. The most famous ancient coin in existence must surely be the 'Ides of March' silver denarius struck by Julius Caesar's assassin Marcus Brutus, celebrating the infamous deed.
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