RS85534. Silver denarius, Crawford 458/1, RSC I 12, Sydenham 1013, BMCRR East 31, SRCV I 1402, gVF, light golden toning, mint luster, a little off center, light marks, areas of weak strike, North Africa, traveling military mint, weight 3.883g, maximum diameter 19.0mm, die axis 180
o, 47 - 46 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Venus right, wearing necklace, hair rolled back, in a knot behind, two locks down neck; reverse CAESAR, Aeneas walking left, nude, carrying his father, Anchises, on his left shoulder, palladium in right hand; from the Lucas Harsh collection, ex CNG e-auction 265 (5 Oct 2011), lot 318;
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