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Description: | A complete, Roman Republic, struck or hammered, silver, L.furius cn. f. Brocchui (63BC) Denarius. Obverse: Bust of Ceres right, between a wheat-ear and barley-corn. Inscription: [III VIR across the field, BROCCHI below]. Reverse: Curule chair between fasces. Inscription: [FVR/]CN.F above. Mint name: Rome. Die axis: 6 o'clock. The coin is in fair or very worn condition with corrosion removing some of the surface layer of the coin especially around the edges of the flan also it is tarnished. This coin dates to 63BC. Ref. Roman Silver Coins vol. 1, Seaby, 3rd Edition 1978, page 51 No. 23, Roman Coins & their values, The Millenium Edition, David R. Sear Vol. 1, Spink 2000, page 141 No. 365 and BMC 3896. The coin is 18.18mm long, 16.67mm wide, 2.05mm thick, diameter 18.18mm and weighs 3.3g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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