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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     77000468 Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     BITHYNIA City:     Nicaea Issuer:     Julius Caesar Date Ruled:     47-46 BC Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Assarion Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     47-46 BC Weight:     6.79 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ Obverse Description:     Bare head of Caesar right Reverse Legend:     EPI ΓΑΙΟΥ ΟΥΒΙΟΥ/ΠΑΝΣΑ Reverse Description:     Nike advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm over left shoulder; monograms to left and right; VLS (date) in exergue. Primary Reference:     RPC I 2026.18 (this coin illustrated) Reference2:     Rec Gen 11 Reference3:     BMC 8-9 Reference4:     Weiser -, SNG Cop - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=114891 Grade:     Near VF, black patina. Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 468 This type was the first anywhere to feature the portrait of Julius Caesar. C. Vibius Pansa was part of the Caesarian faction at Rome, and probably owed his proconsulship to his patron. The only other definite lifetime portrait of Caesar from the provincial series was an issue of circa 45 BC at Lampsacus (RPC I 2268-9; see lot 470 below). Both of these issues preceded the earliest appearance of his portrait at Rome, on the denarii of M. Mettius in January, 44 BC.

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