File:Modern commemorative coin of Julius Caesar (obverse) (FindID 140973).jpg

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Modern commemorative coin of Julius Caesar (obverse)
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Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2006-08-28 00:20:51
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Modern commemorative coin of Julius Caesar (obverse)
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English: Nickel-plated brass coin of Julius Caesar, made to commemorate his death on its 2000th anniversary? 1956?? Obverse: CAESAR AVGVSTVS IMPERATOR ROMANO[RVM?] SC C and SC VIL (which refer to his dates c.100-44 BC) The axes refer to his power to execute (they normally appear with wooden rods in the Fasces). Reverse: ALEA IACTA EST = The die is cast (which J.C. was heard to say when he crossed the Rubicon) VENI VIDI VINCI = I came, I saw, I conquered SC L and SC IIIL (50 and 47) are probably the dates of the Civil War with Pompey (S. Moorhead, pers comm).
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cornwall
Date between 1940 and 1960
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 140973
Old ref: CORN-221E48
Filename: JuliusCaesarobverse.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/111906
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/111906/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/140973
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