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Divus Julius Ceasar
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572

572 - AUGUSTUS, with DIVUS JULIUS CAESAR (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Rome. M. Sanquinius, moneyer. Obv: AVGVSTVS DIVI F. Bare head of Augustus right.Rev: M SANQVINIVS III VIR. Youthful laureate head of Julius Caesar right; above comet with four rays and tail.RIC² 338.In 44 BC, a year of institutional political upheaval, the sighting of a comet, an exceptional astronomical event, was seen as a divine sign related to Caesaricide and appeared on some rare Republican and Augustan denarii. Virgil writes in the Eclogues that Caesar's star represented an extraordinary moment of light at a time of deep sadness for the Romans. Caesar's death shocked Rome but did not stop the crisis of the Republic, Marc'Antony and Octavian contended for power, and when Octavian prevailed, the long imperial history began. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.78 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

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584

584 - CALIGULA (37-41). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS P M TR POT / PIETAS. Pietas seated left, holding patera and resting arm on small draped figure standing facing on basis.Rev: DIVO - AVG / S - C. Caligula standing left, holding patera over altar; on either side, victimarius, holding bull for sacrifice, and attendant, holding patera; hexastyle, garlanded temple of Divus Augustus in background.RIC² 44. Condition: Fine.Weight: 19.29 g. Diameter: 31 mm.

Ludi Saeculares Issue
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615

615 - DOMITIAN (81-96). Denarius. Rome. Saecular Games issue. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII. Laureate head right.Rev: COS - XIIII. Cippus inscribed LVD / SAEC / FEC in three lines; all within wreath.RIC² 604.RareLudi Saeculares (Secular Games) were part of an important religious ceremony derived from an older one called 'Ludi Tarentini'. This ceremony included animal sacrifices and theatrical performances, which ran for three days and nights. They were held at the end of a saeculum (century) also determining the beginning of the next century. A saeculum was considered to last between 100 and 110 years. Ascertained celebrations during the Republican period took place in 249 and 140 BC. Then they were held in AD 22, wanted by Augustus, and in AD 88 by Domitian, as evidenced by this denarius. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.20 g. Diameter: 18 mm.