Obverse: diademed head of Venus right. Reverse: Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder.

Venus was claimed by the Julian gens as their divine ancestress, a lineage Caesar advertised aggressively during the civil war years to legitimize his cause and his person.

Aeneas, the Trojan hero who carried his father Anchises and the sacred Palladium out of burning Troy to found the Roman line, was the human link between Venus and the Julii, making this reverse a compact statement of Caesar's mythic pedigree.

Light scratches and bankers' mark visible on surface.

A few light marks and a bankers' mark; slightly off center.

Rough, porous surface with scratches and wavy flan.

Lightly toned with area of weakness on reverse, obverse edge lamination and slightly off center.

Minor marks and scratches present. Edge test cut visible.

Light golden toning, slightly off center, scratch

Banker's mark on obverse, slightly granular surfaces, shallow scratches

Toned with flan flaws and scrapes on obverse; oval flan.

Lightly toned with some porosity and cleaning scratches.

Toned with minor scratches and smoothing on the reverse. Traces of find patina present.

Deep cabinet toning with iridescence, small die crack on obverse

Lightly toned with hints of iridescence, minor scratches, a few edge marks.

Lightly toned with banker's mark and graffiti

Lightly toned with area of find patina and bankers' marks

Lightly toned with porosity and a few scratches

Toned with a couple flan flaws, tiny test cut at edge, tiny attempted piercing

Iridescent toning, light porosity, minor delamination error on reverse, minor scratches

Light golden and iridescent toning, off center

Lightly toned with graffito on obverse, reverse slightly off center

Lightly toned with banker's mark and light graffito on obverse

Deeply toned with deposits and porosity. A few scratches present.

Well-struck with excellent detail. Surface shows scratches and test marks with moderate wear.

Deep iridescent toning, minor marks and deposits, slightly off center

Attractive old cabinet tone, off center on reverse

Lustrous surface with scratch in field on obverse and graffiti on reverse.

Lightly toned with banker's mark on reverse

A couple of bankers' marks on obverse, porosity.

Deep cabinet tone with attractive iridescence, struck on an oval flan

Attractive iridescent toning, obverse struck a little off center

Iridescent toning, small die flaw on reverse, slightly off-center

Lightly toned, struck with worn obverse die, scratches on reverse

Light iridescent tone, shallow scratch and minor metal flaw on obverse. Well centered for issue.

Colorful iridescent cabinet tone, bankers' marks on both sides

Deeply toned, obverse slightly off center

Dark iridescent tone, die break on reverse

A hint of golden toning, reverse struck off center, a few light scratches

Porous surface with bankers' marks and minor deposits on obverse

Lightly toned with porosity, numerous light scratches and marks

Lightly toned with faint hairlines on the obverse

Lightly toned with a couple light scratches and obverse bankers' marks.

Iridescently toned with obverse banker's mark and a few light scratches

Attractive cabinet toning, obverse graffiti (old collection number), banker's mark on reverse

Attractive toning, obverse struck off center

Granular surfaces on obverse, scrape and light scratches on reverse

Toned with areas of find patina, a few light scratches

Deep cabinet toning with slight iridescence, reverse struck off center

A hint of toning, some light scratches and marks.

Toned with banker's mark on obverse, deposits, some scratches and marks

Deep cabinet toning with a hint of iridescence, metal flaw on Venus' face, a few faint scratches beneath tone, reverse struck off center.

Toned with a few scrapes and marks on both sides

Beautiful iridescent toning, reverse struck slightly off center

Light iridescent toning, reverse metal flaw


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3/19/25	$550	VF	CNG	▼ −47%
2/19/25	$800	F	CNG	▲ +54%
2/19/25	$475	F	CNG	▼ −8%

Denarius of Julius CaesarCrawford 458/1

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