The musings of a UNRV admin

Interesting. If I may ask, how much do these types of coin cost anyway?

Interesting. If I may ask, how much do these types of coin cost anyway?

 

They all depend upon quality and supply of course, but prices are truly all over the map. My Caesar 'Aeneas' coin was about $150. A very high grade one can push $1,000 though I suppose. One can begin collecting denarii easily in the $20ish range though. I tend to look for these bargains but have splurged a few times over the years (if you can actually call spending a couple of hundred $ every once in a great while splurging ) All depends on budget and interest I suppose.

This coin proves that the connection between Rome and Troy had a history even before Augustus commisioned Virgil to write the Aeniad, Rome's official foundation myth epic.The descent of Caesar from Venus was used in HBO's Rome where the lictors always announced Caesar(among other titles) as son of Venus.I do not remember what Livy says in his books whether he accepts this version of Rome's descent.