Denarius; Crawford 458/1
MINT MOVING WITH CAESAR IN NORTH AFRICA: 13, 47BCE. Head of Venus (rt.) wearing diadem. Aeneas bearing Anchises on rev. “CAESAR” to rt. The war coinage for Caesar’s campaign against the largest concentration of his opponents climaxing in victory at Thapsus (April, 46 B. C.). 18mm. 3.62 grams. Well centered, steel gray with darker gray overtones, and small areas of iridescent blue on both sides. Cr. 458/1. BMC East 31. Syd 1013. Sear 55. Item #362
Extremely fine, an upgrade to the Dr. Jacobs coin (the first of the Cr. 458s listed) from the original collection, but most remarkable for the centering, as every single dot in the border is visible, and there is metal outside the border, all around on both sides. Cr. 458. 18mm. 3.62 grams.
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