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Roman Republican Silver Denarius, L. Minucius - C.5382Origin: Mediterranean Circa: 133 BC Weight: 4.0 Grams Collection: Numismatics Style: Roman Republican Medium: Silver. The bust of the goddess Roma, with its winged helmet, is a popular obverse type during the Republican period. The helmet itself is reminiscent of Hellenistic and Roman helmets of the time period, categorized by scholars as the Italo-Attic type. Officers and deities are often depicted as wearing this helmet long after such a design had gone into general disuse. As such, it continued to be employed as a symbol connected with deities and heroic figures of the past.
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