Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-5624
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005624
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Libertas (Roman diety) and Lucius Junius Brutus (Founder of the Roman Republic)
Inscription:
BRVTVS and LIBERTAS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
c. 60 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 20 millimeters and weight 4.07 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5624, described as Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5624, described as Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5624, described as Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5624, described as Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5624, described as Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5624, described as Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5624, described as Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5624, described as Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5624, described as Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-5624, described as Silver Denarius. 4.07 gr. 20 mm. (Q. Caepio Brutus) Obverse: Head of Libertas facing right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace. On left, LIBERTAS. Reverse: Consul L. Junius Brutus the elder walking facing left between two lictors and preceded by accensus. In exergue, BRVTVS.

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