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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 7910571, member: 111387&quot;]Since one of these is currently up for auction again, I figured that I&#039;d resurrect this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://leunumismatik.com/en/lot/30/2290" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://leunumismatik.com/en/lot/30/2290" rel="nofollow">https://leunumismatik.com/en/lot/30/2290</a> -- Starting/Estimated @$20000CHF</p><p><br /></p><p>Any guesses on the hammer price?&nbsp; It&#039;s a little rough around the edges, and possesses some &#039;character&#039; flaws.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://leunumismatik.com/source/images/auction/30/02290q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i><b>Brutus, † 42 BC.</b> Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.68 g, 12 h), with L. Plaetorius Cestianus, magistrate. Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece, late summer-autumn 42. BRVT IMP - L•PLAET•CEST Bare head of Brutus to right. Rev. EID•MAR Pileus between two daggers pointing downwards. Babelon (Junia) 52 and (Plaetoria) 13. BMC 68-70. Cahn, EIDibus MARtiis, p. 217, 12 (same dies). Cohen 15. Crawford 508/3. CRI 216. Franke-Hirmer pl. 26, 99 (same obverse die). Sydenham 1301. Very rare. An attractive example of this exceptionally important issue, with a very sharp and clear reverse. Somewhat porous, and struck from a worn obverse die and the reverse a bit off center, otherwise, very fine.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would wager it hammers for $35 Gs in today&#039;s current ancient&#039;s market frenzy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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