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Denarius with head of Libertas, struck under M. Junius Brutus
Roman
Republican Period
about 54 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 3.76 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.634
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Libertas, right, hair rolled back into a knot behind.
Behind: LIBERTAS
Reverse: L. Junius Brutus walking left, between two bodyguards (lictors), and preceded by a lightly armed soldier (accensus).
In exergue: BRVTVS
Behind: LIBERTAS
Reverse: L. Junius Brutus walking left, between two bodyguards (lictors), and preceded by a lightly armed soldier (accensus).
In exergue: BRVTVS