Roman Denarius Coin

Inv. No.: c049
Provenance: Julius Caesar
Date: c. 48 B.C.
 
Obv.: Venus Genetrix, wearing diadem and necklace; hair knotted and falling in two locks.

Rev.: Aeneas, holding palladium and carrying Anchises on shoulder.

CAESAR

One of the commonest of Caesar issues, a reminder of the tradition that the Julian family was descended from Aeneas, son of Venus.

Comparanda:
S 1013.