Not bad for the price and considering youre buying them kind of. To promote the sale, Heritage Auctions will throw a party in Beverly Hills next weekend with re-enactors dressed as Roman soldiers and historically-themed snacks. A nice way for me to dip my feet into Ancient coin collecting Pretty nice coins. Save 10 on 3 select item (s) Get it as soon as Thu, Dec 30. Historians have inferred that Caesar shocked Romans by putting himself on a coin-a spot normally reserved for a god or hero-and Brutus would have betrayed his own lofty ideals by doing the same, Mr. 193 X - 217 Julia Domna Silver Denarius (Comes in Box) Roman Coin Very Fine NGC. Metcalf, a Yale University classics professor. Marc Breitsprecher, Classical Numismatist. Two daggers on one side symbolize the knives carried by Brutus and Cassius, assassins of Caesar, says William E. Gallienus, joint reign (AD 253-260) Æ Sestertius / Concordia. D price is down -6.6 in the last 24 hours. The "Ides of March" coin was struck by Brutus around 42 B.C., created by his army in the field under rough conditions. Denarius price today is 0.054232046441 with a 24-hour trading volume of 2,050.37. Aboutaam says, adding that another "Ides of March" coin is expected to come up for auction in Zurich in October. These factors could affect the selling price, Mr. The rates of exchange between the coins were changed. "You hold that coin in your hand, you feel a visceral part of Western history," he says.Īli Aboutaam, a rare-coin collector and antiquities dealer based in Geneva, says that though the quality of the metal is high, the image of Brutus on the coin is not as sharp as possible-part of the beard is rubbed out, for instance-and the portrait is a bit off-center. The weights of the denarius and the aureus were reduced and other metals were added to the silver coin. candidate in Italian Renaissance art history and ancient Roman art at the University of California, Los Angeles, says he probably handled the coin 30 times but mostly left it locked up as an investment for the eight years he owned it before reselling it privately. Weller, a classics enthusiast since childhood and now a Ph.D. It has a circulating supply of 7.6 Million D coins and a total supply of 10 Million. Sotheby's says the item went for roughly $90,000. Denarius price today is 0.080777913891 with a 24-hour trading volume of 4,060.09.
In 1990, "RoboCop" actor Peter Weller purchased the coin at a Sotheby's auction. The coin was once owned by Sy Weintraub, who produced many "Tarzan" movies in the 1960s.
Heritage is also reaching out to the sword-and-sandals set in Hollywood-producers, writers and actors from films with gladiator themes. Potential bidders next month, according to Heritage, include a tech executive, a collector creating a museum in Qatar and two Swiss coin enthusiasts. A new coin, a handsome silver denarius, is struck during the reign of the Emperor.
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