During the republic the gens Porcia was distinguished by three prominent branches - Laeca, Licinus and Cato. The reverse type of this denarius alludes to the Leges Porciae de provocatione of 195 BC. The moneyer was a descendant of P. Porcius Laeca (praetor 195 BC) who had carried out the Lex Porcia Provocatione which had granted Roman citizens beyond the city the right to appeal to plebeian tribunes in criminal matters. In the same year M. Porcius Cato (the Elder) authorised the Porcian law which stated that a Roman citizen could be saved from the death penalty by going into voluntary exile.

Obv. Helmeted head of Roma, LAECA behind, crossed X below chin, border of dots.
Rev. Libertas driving quadriga, holding pileus and rod, crowned by Victory, M.PORC below, ROMA in ex.