Object class: Athena / Collector: Benjamin Ide Wheeler / Culture or time period: Republic to Empire Transitional Period (49–27 BC) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5493, described as 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.