Denarius with bust of Libertas, issued by Q. Servilius Caepio Brutus
Roman
Late Republican Period
about 54 B.C.
Mint: Italy, Rome
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 3.69 gm. Die Axis: 6
Accession Number
1998.463
Medium or Technique
Silver
On View
Michael C. Ruettgers Gallery for Ancient Coins (Gallery 212C)
Collections
Classifications
Obverse: Draped bust of Libertas right.
LIBERTAS
Reverse: Brutus walks left between two lictors and preceded by accensus.
In ex.: BRVTVS
Provenance
By date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; December 16, 1998: gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III