Today is March 15 - the Ides of March 0

[RWB]

Post a coin with a dagger on it, or an image of Julius Caesar, Dictator of Rome.

Edited March 15, 2023 by RWB

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

Tough crowd, Brutus.  Wish I could help, but I don't own any ancients.

[J P M]

Today is my wife's birthday so I have other plans

[RWB]

OK....Well here's a different coin from the usual Eid Mar design.

Hammered down for $800,000 at the Classical Numismatic Group’s annual Triton auction in New York City was a gold aureus of Brutus.

According to the catalog it was struck in late summer-autumn 42 B.C.E. by the military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece. P. Servilius Casca Longus was the moneyer. The cataloger called it finest portrait Brutus gold aureus.

It shows a bare head of Brutus right, wearing short beard; BRVTVS behind, IMP before; all within laurel wreath / A combined army and naval trophy, consisting of a cuirass, a crested helmet on the top, a curved sword [or dagger] and two crossed spears on the left arm, and an oval shield with incurved sides on the right, set on a post made from a tree trunk; at base, two rostra (ships prows), two shields, and a rudder.

[J P M]

Nice looking coin for it's age.

[USAuPzlBxBob]

The Ides of March were kind to me… my Saint Gaudens 1908-D rose 55% on NGC's Price Guide.  Up $2,750.

[USAuPzlBxBob]

Two days before "4 + 20" another coin of my (mere) 14 coin US Gold coin collection (Puzzle Box Gold) has risen 30% on NGC's Price Guide.

1932 $10 Indian… up $575.

Will the happiness never cease?

[Henri Charriere]

On 4/19/2023 at 11:41 PM, USAuPzlBxBob said:

....Will the happiness never cease?

Yup.  They even wrote a song about it.   BS&T.

"WHAT GOES UP, MUST COME DOWN.  SPINNING WHEEL GOT TO GO 'ROUND....."  (1968).

[USAuPzlBxBob]

On 4/19/2023 at 11:41 PM, USAuPzlBxBob said:

Two days before "4 + 20" another coin of my (mere) 14 coin US Gold coin collection (Puzzle Box Gold) has risen 30% on NGC's Price Guide.
1932 $10 Indian… up $575.
Will the happiness never cease?

And just this morning another coin of my (mere) 14 coin US Gold coin collection (Puzzle Box Gold) has risen 29% on NGC's Price Guide.
1891 CC $5 Liberty… up $725.
Ceaseless Happiness.