ORC8737 Brutus, "poor man's Eid Mar", VF

$500.00 First   $500.00
Feb-06-01
Seller: oldromancoins.com 

Classical Cash

 ORC8737 Brutus, "poor man's Eid Mar", VF

     Brutus, AR denarius, (3.78g) Smyrna (?), early 42 BC, BRVTVS Ax,
     simpulum and knife. / LENTVLVS SPINT Jug and lituus. C500/7.
     Toned VF, many small peck marks.

     Just like with United States coins, some ancient coins earn a
     nick name. Most of us are familiar with the 1955 double-die cent,
     which is worth several hundred dollars. Chances are if you've
     read enough advertisements that you'll also recognize the "poor
     man's double die" of 1955 in which only one of the 5's is
     doubled, and which costs only a few dollars. Here we have a
     similar case, a coin of Brutus which has earned the nickname
     "Poor man's Eid Mar" because of the knife on its reverse.