Coin; AR; Denarius; Roman. 3.85 grams, 17 mm. Julius Caesar, 48 BC. Obverse: Head of Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) r. diademed. Reverse: Aeneas naked, walking l. holding statuette of Athena and Anchises with mantle hooded over his head; to right, CAESAR. Remarks: "Coin features Homeric/Aeneid epic scene.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Gaul (ancient region)
Verbatim coll. place:
Gaul
Culture or time period:
Republic to Empire Transitional Period (49–27 BC)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Aeneas (Greek and Roman Hero), Athena (Greek deity), and Venus (Roman deity)
Inscription:
CAESAR
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
48 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 17 millimeters and weight 3.85 grams
Loans:
S1964-1965 #95: Art (UC Berkeley) (May 10, 1965–June 15, 1965) and S1974-1975 #8: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 5, 1973–November 19, 1974)