Roman Coin | Brass Sestertius Collection his portrait is rendered with

his portrait is rendered with characteristic detail

Obverse: Head of Juno looking right

a small head

These reptiles had streamlined bodies

Roman Coin | Brass Sestertius Collection his portrait is rendered withHistory of the Artifact These large, solid Brass coins were named sestertii meaning "two and one half", referring to their nominal value of two and a half asses (a bronze Roman coin, singular as), a value that was useful for commerce because it was one quarter of a denarius, a coin worth ten asses. This large Brass version of the Sestertius began minting in 23 A. D. in a coin reform initiated by Emperor Augustus. The brass sestertius typically weighs