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Denarius - Albinus Bruti Imitation of Denarius of Roman Republic
| Issuer | Uncertain Dacian tribes |
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| Year | 48 BC |
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| Value | Denarius (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of young Mars facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet with elaborately rendered cheek guards and a large flowing crest sweeping backward; the facial features are rendered in a somewhat barbarous style characteristic of Dacian imitative coinage, with schematic detailing of the eye, chin, and neck. The helmet crest is boldly modelled in high relief, terminating in a volute at the nape. No legend is present in the field. The flan is irregular and slightly thicker at centre, consistent with local hand-hammered production. |
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| Reverse description | Two Gaulish carnyx (war trumpets) arranged in saltire at centre, their bell-shaped mouths terminating in stylised animal heads; an oval Celtic shield occupies the upper field between the crossed instruments, while a round shield with a central boss and radiate decoration fills the lower field. The composition closely imitates the reverse type of the Roman Republican denarius of Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (moneyer, 48 BC), though rendered with the schematic, slightly distorted workmanship typical of Dacian barbarous imitations. A partial retrograde or garbled legend, approximating BRVTI F., is distributed in the field to left and right, preserved with varying legibility depending on the die state. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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