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ROMAN REPUBLIC Julius Caesar (60–44 BC). Denarius ND (47–46 BC), North Africa. Obverse: Head of Venus wearing a diadem, facing right. Reverse: CAESAR. Aeneas advancing to the left, holding a palladium in his right hand and Anchises on his left shoulder. RRC.458/1; Silver – 3.86 g – 16.5 mm – 6 h NGC Ch XF 5/5 3/5 brushed (8769658-035). The strike is slightly off-centre. With a slight cleaning mark on the reverse. Superb. According to Virgil’s *Aeneid*, Aeneas flees the city of Troy carrying his lame father, Anchises. They arrive in Italy, where their descendants, Romulus and Remus, will go on to found Rome. On this denarius, Caesar highlights the origins of the gens Julia with the mythical founders of Rome
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 9:30 AM
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