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This gold aureus 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. Gold aureus coin, from the Roman Republic, circa 80 BCE. Rome, Italy. Moneyer A. Manlius. (The British Museum, London).
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 26). Roman Republic Gold Aureus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/5925/
Amin, Osama S. M. "Roman Republic Gold Aureus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 26, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/5925/.
Amin, Osama S. M. "Roman Republic Gold Aureus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Oct 2016. Web. 26 Feb 2021.
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