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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8353314, member: 80952&quot;]Hello ladies and gentlemen,</p><p><br /></p><p>After a short hiccup from FedEx, the coin I was eagerly waiting arrived.</p><p>A perfect example of a coin with a low degree of rarity but big historical importance and very desirable (at least for me), even if the coin condition is not perfect (but not bad at all, again in my opinion).</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw this coin 2 weeks before the auction and tried to approximate a hammer price. These are desirable for obvious reasons, but the imperfect condition made me hope it will remain under radar. And I had a pleasant surprise - there was almost no competition for it so I won it with a very convenient price.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1482400[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus 54 BC. Rome</p><p>Denarius AR</p><p>20 mm, 2,74 g</p><p>[LIBERTAS], bust of Libertas to right / Consul L. Junius Brutus, between two lictors, preceded by accensus, all walking to left; [BRVTVS] in exergue.</p><p>Crawford 433/1; BMCRR Rome 3862; RSC Junia 31.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think you will find too many people unfamiliar at least a little with Brutus. He remained in the popular culture as the symbol of treason. Some consider him a republican role model, opposing tyranny.</p><p>But anyway he was a key person in 1st century BC history of Rome, being first a triumvir monetalis (one of the three persons responsible for producing coins) and left us iconic coins -&nbsp; he designed a denarius with the portraits of his paternal ancestor Lucius Junius Brutus and maternal ancestor Gaius Servilius Ahala, both of whom were widely recognised in the late Republic as defenders of liberty (expelling the kings and killing Spurius Maelius). And also the denarius I bought, with the same Lucius Junius Brutus, the 6th century BC consul who expelled Tarquinius Superbus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another reason I wanted this coin is the reverse - this was copied on another coin I like a lot (that will mostly remain just a dream) - the Koson gold stater.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1482403[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post Brutus coins, favorite RR coins, heavy symbolism coins or anything you feel relevant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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