During the reign of Augustus, the step-father of Tiberius, the Roman monetary system was dramatically reformed. The gold aureus was minted as a regular issue coin despite its high value. The ancient Roman gold aureus was the highest denomination in the Roman Empire. One gold aureus was equal to 25 silver denarii. During the last years as the ruler of Rome, Julius Caesar, took the extraordinary step of having his portrait on the current coinage of the official mint. These were the first Roman coins to show the likeness of a living man; a practice to be followed by all of his successors and shown in theis set of gold 12 Caesar coins.
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