Bronze As coin from the Roman Republic

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This is one of the first Roman portrait coins. Roman Republican coins did not usually depict living people, although a statue of the politician Sulla appeared on a coin during his lifetime. The son of Pompey the Great adapted a traditional coin design by giving the god Janus the features of his deceased father. Bronze as coin, from the Roman Republic, circa 154 BCE. Rome, Italy. Moneyer C. Scribonius. (The British Museum, London).

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 28). Bronze As coin from the Roman Republic. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5926/bronze-as-coin-from-the-roman-republic/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze As coin from the Roman Republic." World History Encyclopedia, October 28, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5926/bronze-as-coin-from-the-roman-republic/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze As coin from the Roman Republic." World History Encyclopedia, 28 Oct 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5926/bronze-as-coin-from-the-roman-republic/.

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