JULIUS CAESAR. AR Denarius (3.90 gms), Military Mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa, ca. 48-47 B.C. NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5. Graffito. Cr-458/1; CRI-55; Syd-1013; RSC-12. Obverse: Diademed head of Venus right; Reverse: Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on shoulder. A popular type alluding to Julius Caesars fabled ancestry, this example displays fairly deep toning, with some minor, and rather typical off-centering of strike, as well as an "X" in front of Venuss head accounting for the surface designation.
