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Aureus Mussidia: Lucius Mussidius Longus, L·MVSSIDIVS LONGVS
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 42 BC |
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| Weight | 8.02 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Ceres facing right, her hair elaborately dressed and bound with a wreath of corn-ears, with loose wavy locks falling to the neck. The portrait is rendered in fine Republican style with carefully incised hair detail. No legend is present in the field. The design is contained within a bold border of large dots. |
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| Reverse description | Within a large circular wreath composed of corn-ears tied at the top, the moneyer's name appears in two lines across the central field: L·MVSSIDIVS in the upper line and LONGVS in the lower, both in incuse Roman capital letters. The wreath framing is full and detailed, with individual grain heads clearly articulated. The entire device is enclosed by a border of large dots. |
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| Mint | Rome |
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