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82 BC NGC VF Censorinus Denarius Roman Republic Venus Chariot Biga (24062303C)

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  • Very Fine Roman Republic AR silver denarius coin.
  • Minted 82 BC by moneyers L. Marcius Censorinus, C. Mamilius, C. f. Limetanus and P. Crepusius. 
  • Catalog: Sear 284, CRR 736a, 3.62g, approx 18mm.
  • Certified by NGC to VF: Strike 4/5 Surface 4/5 (high subgrades).
  • Obverse: Veiled, diademed and draped bust of Venus facing right, L CENSORIN.
  • Reverse: Venus in biga, C LIMETA (TA in monogram) below, P CREPVSI in ex., control number above.
  • Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty, and fertility. She was the Roman counterpart to the Greek Aphrodite. However, Roman Venus had many abilities beyond the Greek Aphrodite; she was a goddess of victory, fertility, and even prostitution.