44 B.C. Roman Julius Caesar Lifetime Denarius NGC Ch AU Star

Did This Beautiful 2,063-Year-Old Denarius Coin Cause the Assassination of Julius Caesar?

This incredible Julius Caesar Denarius was struck sometime in February or March of 44, B.C. – about a month before Caesar’s assassination on March 15, the Ides of March, a day notable to the Romans as a deadline for settling debts. Could this coin have been the thing that finally caused Brutus and his conspirators to do the deed?

While not considered rare, this particular coin minted by P. Sepullius Macer in Rome is one of the highest grades rated in the last 18 years. It has been certified by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in Choice About Uncirculated (Ch AU) condition with a special Star designation and an incredible Strike 5/5 and Surface 5/5. These coins are usually poorly struck, but this amazing specimen is perfectly centered on the obverse with the entire legend – the legend that may have pushed Brutus and company over the edge!

While the reverse features Venus holding Victory in her hand, it’s the obverse that tells this bloody tale. It depicts a laureate and veiled head of Julius Caesar with the legend CAESAR DICT-PERPETVO, or “Dictator Forever” – the very thing that Brutus and his co-conspirators were trying to prevent. As he lay dying, the victim of 23 stab wounds, Caesar’s last words were “Et tu, Brute?” (“You too, Brutus?”). Brutus had once been a member of Caesar’s inner circle on a par with Marc Antony and others. In fact, because Caesar had once been a lover of Brutus’ mother, there was a distinct possibility that he might have actually been Caesar’s biological son!

Brutus and the other senators feared a loss of power and wealth with Caesar’s ascension to power. They also thought Romans everywhere would support them following Caesar’s murder. They could not have been more wrong. A cataclysmic civil war broke out that finished the republic forever. Out of the ashes of the republic rose the Roman Empire. At its head was Caesar’s nephew and chosen successor Octavian, who became Rome’s first emperor and took the title of Caesar Augustus.

Don’t miss your opportunity to hold this magnificent piece of history in your hands. It’s an outstanding coin intimately tied to one of the world’s most significant figures. Click it your cart today and feel the power of Julius Caesar and the glory of Rome touch your fingers. You’ll have goosebumps just thinking about whose hands this coin has passed through over the centuries!

• QUALITY OVER QUANTITY – This coin has a one of the highest grades sold of its kind in the last 18 years. It has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in Choice About Uncirculated (Ch AU) condition with perfect centering on the obverse that gives the rumors behind this coin life.

• LIFETIME MINTING – Most of Julius Caesar portrait coins were minted after his death but this one was created while he was alive.

• BLOODY IMPLICATIONS – This coin could very well have been the cause of Julius Caesar’s assassination. The Legacy on the obvers reads “Dictator Forever” and was the exact reason behind Brutus betraying his former friend. The minting of this coin could very well have been the tipping point for usurpation.

Could the minting of these coins bearing Julius Caesar’s desire for never-ending power have been the final straw? We’ll never know for sure, but one thing is certain – this historic coin is one of the few to bear Julius Caesar’s likeness during his lifetime and is an incredible piece of Roman history worthy of inclusion in the finest world-class collections.