49-44 BC
OBVERSE Head if Venus right, diademed, wearing earring and necklace; hair in knot
REVERSE Aeneas walking left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder, CAESAR to right
REFERENCES RSC Julius Caesar 12; RCV I 1402; CRR 1013
This type relates to the mythical descent of the Julia gens from Iulus, the son of Aeneas.
The Telford Collection of Ancient Coins
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