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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     751922      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     M. Junius Brutus [BRVTVS or LEIBERTAS] Date Ruled:     54 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 54 Diameter:     19 mm Weight:     3.96 g Die Axis:     7 h Obverse Legend:     LIBERTAS Obverse Description:     Bust of Liberty right, no jewels in hair above forehead; LIBERTAS to left Reverse Legend:     BRVTVS Reverse Description:     The consul L. Junius Brutus walking left between two lictors preceded by an accensus; BRVTVS in exergue Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     Crawford 433/1 Reference2:     RSC Junia 31a Reference3:     Sydenham 906a Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=60718 Grade:     EF. Notes:     The reverse type of this coin recalls the expulsion of the Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Rome, by L. Junius Brutus, the moneyer's ancestor, who in 509 BC was elected the first consul of the newly formed Republic.

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