Choice Fine Roman Republic AR silver denarius coin.

Minted cira 90 BC by moneyer Q. Titius.

Reverse with Pegasus on tablet. 4.11g,

Certified by NGC to XF

Obverse: head of either Bacchus or Liber wearing ivy wreath.

Reverse: Pegasus right, TITI on tablet. Portraits of important people appear on local currency all around the world. The same was true in ancient Rome, which began producing its first coinage in the late 4th century BC. Early coins depicted the heads of gods and goddesses on the front side, often in profile, while the back depicted animals, natural resources, symbols, and references to historical events  In ancient Roman religion, Liber was

the god of wine and fertility and Libera was his female equivalent. Liber means the "free one" in Latin and to the Romans he personifed and championed freedom, as opposed to dependent servitude. His springtime festival on March 17th, became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age Liber was a patron deity of Rome's plebeian commoners, the largest, least powerful class of citizens. Through Liber, the plebs carried out various types of protests and disobedience to the civil and religious authority claimed by Rome's Republican patrician elite. The Aventine Triad (also known as the Plebeian Triad), was the sacred temple district

established in 493 BC Rome for the joint cult of the Roman deities Ceres, Liber and Libera. During the time this coin circulated, the Roman philosopher Cicero described Liber and Libera as the children of Ceres, the goddess of agriculture. Over the centuries, Liber became increasingly associated

with the Roman god Bacchus and Greek god

Dionysus, whose mythology he came to share.