COIN (ROMAN)
A silver Roman Republican denarius of M. Iunius Brutus, dating to the period 54 BC (Reece period 1). Reverse type depicting L. Iunius Brutus walking left between two lictors and proceeded by an accensus, in exergue BRVTVS. Mint of Rome. As RRC (Crawford), p. 455, no. 433/1
Ruler: Republic
Moneyer: Junius Brutus, M.
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Mint: Rome
Mintmark: -//-
Obverse: Head of Libertas right
Obverse legend: LIBERTAS
Reverse: L. Iunius Brutus walking left between two lictors and proceeded by an accensus, in exergue BRVTVS
Reverse legend: BRVTVS
Dated: -54.0 to -54.0
Weight (g): 3.37
Diameter (mm): 19.8
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Loppington
District: Shropshire
County: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands
Discovery method: Metal detector
RRC reference: rrc-433.1