Julius Caesar. Late 47 BC. AR Denarius, 19mm, 3.70 g. Sicilian mint, possibly Lilybaeum; Aulus Allienus, proconsular governor of Sicily. 

Draped bust of Venus right, wearing stephane; C • CAESAR downward to right, IMP • COS • ITER upward to left.
Trinacrus standing left, foot on prow, holding triskeles with his right hand and resting right elbow on knee, cloak wrapped around his left arm; A • ALLIENVS downward to left, PRO COS upward to right. 

Crawford 457/1; CRI 54; RSC 1.


With permission of cngcoins.com, auction Triton XXIV, Lot 47, Jan 2021