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Denarius with head of A. Postumius, struck under D. Junius Brutus Albinus
Roman
Republican Period
about 48 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 4.06 gm. Die Axis: 4
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1992.153
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of A. Postumius, right.
A.POSTVMIVS.COS
Reverse: Wreath of grain ears.
ALBINV/BRVTI.F (within wreath of grain ears)
A.POSTVMIVS.COS
Reverse: Wreath of grain ears.
ALBINV/BRVTI.F (within wreath of grain ears)
ProvenanceBy 1992: with Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Niederdorfstrasse 43, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland (Auction 5, Hotel Baur au Lac, Talstrasse 1, Zurich, February 25, lot 346); purchased at Numismatica Ars Classica auction on behalf of MFA by B. and H. Kreindler/Ancient Coinage, 15 White Birch Drive, Dix Hills, New York 11746; April 22, 1992: purchased by MFA from B. and H. Kreindler/Ancient Coinage