[Home, My eBay, Site Map, Sign In/Out] [eBay logo] [Main Navigation] [Browse Sub-Navigation] =AndA= JULIUS CAESAR Choice Portrait SHARP EF Item # 3008605081 Coins:Coins: World:Ancient:Roman: Republic Bidding is closed for this item. Payment Details Payment Instructions United States Shipping and handling US $3.00 I prefer PayPal Shipping insurance per item (not available) -- to AndeavorA@aol.com. For other arrangements, please eMail. 14 day return for any reason, authenticity for life. -------------------------------------------------- [Spacer] [Show description]Current Starting bid US $1.00 bid US $1,425.00 (reserve not yet met) [Leave feedback] Quantity 1 # of bids 34 Bid history (to seller) Time leftAuction has ended. Location Chicago (to bidder) Country United States Started Feb-16-03 20:54:24 PST [envelope] Mail this auction to a friend Ends Feb-23-03 20:54:24 PST Featured Plus! 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Those services are available only for items listed, bought and sold on eBay in compliance with our guidelines and policies. Description [Image] [Image]- Julius Caesar - 49-44 BC. A Choice Portrait like this is exceedingly rare! Struck in the last month of his life. Roman Imperatorial - Silver Denarius Rome Mint - Circa February to March 44 BC. Publius Sepullius Macer - Moneyer Obverse: Wreathed head of Julius Caesar right; CAESAR before, DICT PERPETVO behind, border of dots. Reverse: Venus standing left, holding Victory on extended right hand left and resting on sceptre held in left hand, shield on ground to right; MACER downward before, P SEPVLLIVS behind, border of dots. Be Sure to click on hyperlinks for more information! Condition: Sharp EF, Coin is much, much better than picture. The coin has excellent metal and surfaces. The coin has medium light silver surfaces with a lighter silver on the high points. The surfaces have great minty lustre. The obverse has beautiful golden orange iridescent toning with tinges of red. The reverse has some minor iridescent toning near the outer edges. Portrait of Julius Caesar is stunning! The hair detail is intricate and of fine style, the wreath is fully struck. Venus and Victory have a razor sharp strike. Centering is off, which is common for these, but the portrait of Caesar is complete. Excellent strike and excellent detail. Click to see a smaller picture which is more representative of the coin. Click to see a larger picture of the obverse which shows the full hair and wreath detail. Click to see a larger picture of the reverse which shows the detail of the face and hair roll of Venus. All in all, this is one of the best portraits of Julius Caesar that you will ever find. Be Sure to click on hyperlinks for more information! Valuation: Why Valuation? This is highly sought portrait of Caesar coin. The most current price information is found in Sear Roman Coins and their Values, Millennium Edition, where it is valued at $880.00 in VF and $2,240.00 in EF. In Sear The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators it is valued at $2,250.00 in EF. However, choice examples and choice portraits of Caesar go for much higher than these values. The portrait of Caesar is the key to valuation of this coin. See CoinArchives Example #1, where a toned VF was estimated at $750.00 and sold for $900.00 + 10% = $990.00. It has a flat strike, more wear, and the portrait is truly flawed. See also CoinArchives Example #2, where a nice VF was estimated at $1,200.00 and sold for $1,700.00. It is described as close to EF with some weakness. Problem is that most of the weakness is on Caesar's head. See also CoinArchives Example #3, where a good very fine was estimated at $1,800.00 and sold for $1,400.00. Again, the back of Caesar's head is weakly struck, the neck does not have the classic wrinkles, and it has more wear. See also CoinArchives Example #4, where a choice EF was estimated at $7,500.00 and sold for $5,500.00 + 15% = $6,325.00. It has nice centering, but a weak strike on the wreath, the neck wrinkles, Venus' head, and parts of the legend. See also CoinArchives Example #5, where a toned EF with a choice portrait was estimated at $5,500.00 and sold for $8,000.00 + 15% = $9,200. It is a nice coin with nice centering, a weak reverse and more wear on the high points than the coin on auction. The coin on auction has the best portrait of Caesar, better than any of the examples. To find another portrait of Caesar this good could take decades. Even a slightly better coin than this one would cost thousands more. This is a choice coin with one of the best portraits of Caesar in existence. Size: 3.49 grams; die axis = 10.0; flan 1.9 mm thick; 21.2 mm in diameter. References: Sydenham 1073; Crawford 480/10, only 23 reverse dies; RSC 12; Sear Coinage of Roman Imperators 107a; BMCRE 4169; Babelon Julia 48; Cohen 38; Sear Mill 1413. All coins have a 14 day return privilege, no questions asked. [Image] To visit our other auctions on ebay, Click here: ebay If you have any questions, email to: AndeavorA@aol.com Authenticity: Every item we sell is unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine as described. We rely on our extensive network of highly regarded dealers to ascertain the authenticity of what we sell. In the unlikely event that an item is found to not be as described, we give you a full return privilege. We will promptly offer a full refund including all postage costs without hesitation or hassle. Customer satisfaction is everything to us. Andeavor After Coins: An ancient coin dealer focusing on attractive ancient coins. This means that coins are selected mainly for appearance. 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