Julio César Denario ceca hispanica Venus a izquierda - Trofeo CAESAR

Julius Caesar.
Late 46-early 45 BC. AR Denarius.
Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain.

Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Venus left, wearing single-drop earring, hair rolled back and collected into a knot behind, which is ornamented with a star; lituus and bust of Cupid to left, scepter to right / Banker marks.

Rev.: Trophy of Gallic arms, composed of horned helmet and cuirass, two shields, one oval, the other oblong, two spears, and two carnyces; two captives at base, the one on left a bearded male with hands bound behind him kneeling left, head right; the one on right a female seated right, resting left elbow on left knee, left hand to head, in attitude of dejection; CAESAR in exergue.

3,92 g. 19 mm.

Crawford 468/2; CRI 59; Sydenham 1015; RSC 14; BMCRR Spain 86-8; RBW 1640.



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