2005.115.73: Denarius of Brutus, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2005.115.73

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/20738

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.5 g

Die Axis

2

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

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

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Collection of Margarete Bieber; bought from Knobloch in 1965.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RRC 433/2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund

Accession Year

2005

Object Number

2005.115.73

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, BRVTVS downwards. Border of dots.
Rev.: Head of C. Servilius Ahala (Mag. Eq. 439) r.; behind, AHALA downwards. Border of dots.

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