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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #17
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                 Web Product ID: 3632
                 Estimate: $250.00
                 Final Sale Price: $396.00
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                 Denomination: Denarius
                 Grade: VF toned
                 Reference: Crawford 433/2; Sydenham 907; Junia 30




  M. Junius Brutus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (3.97 gm). BRVTVS behind, head of L. Junius
  Brutus / AHALA behind, head of C. Servilius Ahala. Crawford 433/2; Sydenham 907;
  Junia 30. Toned, VF, very light porosity and a slight gouge. Estimate $250.



  Early in his career, Brutus, one of the assassins of Julius Caesar, was a moneyer.
  This coin struck by Brutus pays tribute to his ancestors. The reverse type of this
  coin recalls the expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Rome, by L.
  Junius Brutus, the moneyer's ancestor, who in 509 BC was elected the first consul of
  the newly formed Republic. M. Junius Brutus held strong republican views and was
  strongly opposed to Pompey's intentions of achieving sole rule. At the urging of
  Julius Caesar, he retired to private life after being accused of a conspiracy against
  Pompey. Later, he took up the cause of Pompey against Caesar and was an active
  participant in the assassination of Caesar. He met his own death on the battlefield
  of Philippi opposing the successors of Caesar, Antony and Octavian.


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