For example, the inscription on the denarius (left) in the Smithsonian collection reads, "Ti Caesar Divi Avg F Avgvstvs" or "Caesar Augustus Tiberius, son of the Divine Augustus" and it features ...

Today, it could fund the purchase of a house. An "Ides of March" silver denarius, a Roman coin commemorating the slaying of Julius Caesar, will be offered for sale by Heritage Auctions Sept.

Denarius with Julius Caesar on the obverse and Venus on the reverse, Roman, 44 BCE. Source: British Museum Bronze Coin of Ptolemy IV, Ptolemaic Egyptian, c. 222-205 BCE.

Brutus minted the silver denarius as a way to pay his troops in the aftermath of Julius Caesar's assassination. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.