| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 228 | Auction date: 30 July 2024 |
| Lot number: 207 Price realized: 1,000 USD (Approx. 925 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Julius Caesar. Denarius; Julius Caesar; 47-46 BC, African Mint, Denarius, 3.71g. Cr-458/1, Syd-1013. Obv: The obverse shows the head of Venus wearing a diadem. Rx: The reverse illustrates Aeneas carrying his father, Anchises, on his shoulder while also carrying the palladium. Although a scene immortalized by Virgil's Aeneid, the work was unwritten. This is further evidence of the myth of Aeneas predating the Virgilian epic. This coin as well as Attic paintings from the sixth century BC and fragmentary works display Aeneas escaping the sack of Troy while also carrying his father.. EF Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 127 | Auction date: 17 September 2024 |
| Lot number: 480 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.03 g, 7h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12; RBW 1600. Lightly toned with hints of iridescence, minor scratches, a few edge marks. Near EF. From the Richard J. Sullivan Collection, purchased from Moruzzi Numismatica (inventory MR51042 [ND]). Julius Caesar traced his descent all the way back to the Trojan hero Aeneas, legendary founder of the Romans. Aeneas, in turn, was the product of a liaison between the goddess Venus and Anchises, a herdsman who was related to the Trojan royal family. In a scene recounted by Virgil in the Aeneid, when the Greeks torched Troy, Aeneas escaped from the burning city carrying the aged Anchises on his shoulder and the sacred Palladium, a cult statue of Pallas Athena rescued from the household shrine. The scene is depicted on the reverse of this denarius of Caesar, struck in 48-47 BC, at least two decades before the Aeneid was composed. Venus, the mother of Aeneas (and thus the divine antecedent of Caesar) appears on the obverse. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 127 | Auction date: 17 September 2024 |
| Lot number: 479 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.83 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12; RBW 1600. Deep cabinet toning with iridescence, small die crack on obverse. EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 1093. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 127 | Auction date: 17 September 2024 |
| Lot number: 451 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.02 g, 4h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Diademed head of Venus right, with Cupid over her shoulder / Trophy of Gallic arms, composed of helmet and cuirass, oval shield and carnyx in each hand; two seated captives at base, the one on left a female in attitude of dejection, the one on right a bearded male with hands bound behind him. Crawford 468/1; CRI 58; Sydenham 1014; RSC 13; RBW 1639. Light porosity, deposits, small scrape on obverse. Good VF. Struck on a broad flan. From the 1930's Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan. Ex Cahn 75 (30 May 1932), lot 762. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Nomos AG > obolos 33 | Auction date: 8 September 2024 |
| Lot number: 985 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: Julius Caesar, 47-46 BC. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 3.83 g, 5 h), Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Head of Venus to right. Rev. CAESAR Aeneas standing to left, carrying a palladium in his right hand and Anchises on his left shoulder. Crawford 458/1. Sydenham 1013. Very fine. Starting price: 300 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Tauler & Fau > Auction 141 | Auction date: 22 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 605 Price realized: 1,500 EUR (Approx. 1,597 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Julius Caesar. Denarius. 47-46 BC. Galia. (Ffc-10). (Craw-458/1). (Cal-644). Anv.: Diademed head of Venus right. Rev.: CAESAR, Aeneas walking Ieft, carrying Anchises and palladium. Ag. 3,55 g. Very well-centered struck. Old cabinet tone. XF. Est...900,00. Spanish description: Julio César. Denario. 47-46 a.C. Galia. (Ffc-10). (Craw-458/1). (Cal-644). Anv.: Cabeza diademada de Venus a derecha. Rev.: Aeneas llevando en brazos a su padre Anchises, y sosteniendo en su mano derecha "palladium",a derecha: CAESAR. Ag. 3,55 g. Acuñación muy bien centrada. Pátina de monetario. EBC. Est...900,00. |  |
