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<p>[QUOTE="Bart9349, post: 8258915, member: 5682"][ATTACH=full]1456339[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the repost, but the estimates for this EID MAR aureus that was on loan to the British Museum and now on auction seems high ($US 2 million).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>“One side of the coin shows an inscription that reads “EID MAR” short for Eidibus Martiis, the Ides of March, along with two daggers and a liberty cap symbolizing the fight for freedom. The other side of the coin features a portrait of Brutus with the inscription “BRVT IMP” or Brutus, Imperator.”</p><p><br /></p><p>“The coin has a tiny hole in it just above the head of Brutus. It is believed that it could have been worn by a high-ranking supporter and perhaps even one of the conspirators of Caesar’s murder.”</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/ancient-gold-coin-marking-julius-caesars-assassination-expected-to-fetch-2m-at-zurich-auction-01647368399" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/ancient-gold-coin-marking-julius-caesars-assassination-expected-to-fetch-2m-at-zurich-auction-01647368399" rel="nofollow">https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/ancient-gold-coin-marking-julius-caesars-assassination-expected-to-fetch-2m-at-zurich-auction-01647368399</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Nice background history on this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/59762" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/59762" rel="nofollow">http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/59762</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bart9349, post: 8258915, member: 5682"][ATTACH=full]1456339[/ATTACH] Sorry for the repost, but the estimates for this EID MAR aureus that was on loan to the British Museum and now on auction seems high ($US 2 million). “One side of the coin shows an inscription that reads “EID MAR” short for Eidibus Martiis, the Ides of March, along with two daggers and a liberty cap symbolizing the fight for freedom. The other side of the coin features a portrait of Brutus with the inscription “BRVT IMP” or Brutus, Imperator.” “The coin has a tiny hole in it just above the head of Brutus. It is believed that it could have been worn by a high-ranking supporter and perhaps even one of the conspirators of Caesar’s murder.” [URL]https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/ancient-gold-coin-marking-julius-caesars-assassination-expected-to-fetch-2m-at-zurich-auction-01647368399[/URL] Nice background history on this coin. [URL]http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/59762[/URL][/QUOTE]
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