Horatius Cocles

Round lead plaque, surrounded by a leaf border. On the left in the foreground, the hero, seated on horseback, defends the bridge against the Etruscans under the command of Porsenna; thus giving the Romans the opportunity to break down the bridge behind him. Two of the attackers lie at his feet. On the left in the background, the city of Rome and the partially destroyed bridge. On the right, a forest edge. In the distance, a mountain landscape with a winding river.