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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.46
People
Moneyer: D. Junius Brutus Albinus, Roman
Title
Denarius of D. Junius Brutus Albinus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
48 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181476

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.6 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, counter-clockwise, A.POSTVMIVS.COS
  • Reverse Inscription: ALBINVS/BRVTI.F within wreath of corn-ears

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 450/3a

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.46
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of A. Postumius r.; around, A.POST[VMIVS.]COS. Border of dots.
Rev.: Wreath of corn ears; ALBINVS/BRVTI.F within. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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