minted in Rome
This silver coin was minted in Rome by Decimus Iunius Brutus Albinus in 48 BC. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the obverse of the coin.
The obverse depicts Albinus Postumius. The legend is very worn at the end, but other examples read 'A.POSTVMIVS [.] COS', naming the portrait, and the fact that he held the post of consul. A star has been punched on the coin.
Some Roman coins had symbols or letters punched onto them, but the purpose of these so-called 'bankers' marks' is uncertain. They may have been marks indicating correct weight and alloy after inspection, or perhaps the opposite, marks of rejection.
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