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Denarius Vibia: Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, C•PANSA / ALBINVS•BRVTI•F
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 48 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Two right hands clasped in a dextrarum iunctio, symbolising alliance and concordia, gripping the shaft of a winged caduceus whose wings spread upward between the wrists. The caduceus, emblem of Mercury and of peaceful accord, is rendered in fine detail with symmetrical wings. The legend of the co-moneyer appears in the field below the central device, identifying Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus by his filiation. The entire design is enclosed within a border of dots. |
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| Reverse lettering | ALBINVS•BRVTI•F (Translation: [Decimus Junius Brutus] Albinus, son of Brutus) |
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Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus served as moneyer in 48 BC, the same year Caesar crossed the Rubicon's political aftermath culminated at Pharsalus. The reverse attribution to Albinus Bruti filius — "Albinus, son of Brutus" — identifies Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, later one of Caesar's assassins on the Ides of March in 44 BC. That a sitting moneyer chose to advertise his connection to the Brutus lineage in this particular political climate is pointed.
Pansa himself died at Mutina in 43 BC under circumstances suspicious enough that Cicero's enemies accused Octavian of arranging the wound that killed him.