2008.115.134: Denarius of Brutus, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2008.115.134

People

Moneyer: Brutus, Roman (85-42 BCE)
Portrait of L. Junius Brutus, Roman
Portrait of C. Servilius Ahala, Roman

Title

Denarius of Brutus, Rome

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

54 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)

Period

Roman Republican period

Culture

Roman Republican

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/185935

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.74 g

Die Axis

2

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: Behind, BRVTVS downwards
• Reverse Inscription: Behind, AHALA downwards

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RRC 433/2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University

Accession Year

2008

Object Number

2008.115.134

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Head of L. Junius Brutus, Cos. 509, r.; behind, BRVTV[S]. Border of dots.
Rev.: Head of C. Servilius Ahala, Mag. Eq. 439, r.; behind, AHALA. Border of dots.

Exhibition History

• Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
• Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

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