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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jay GT4, post: 2983462, member: 88526&quot;][ATTACH=full]734370[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Brutus Gold Stater</b></p><p>Roman Consul Brutus in center accompanied by two lictors</p><p>KOΣΩN in ex. BR monogram on left. </p><p><br /></p><p>Eagle standing left on scepter, wings open raising wreath in left claw.</p><p><br /></p><p>Eastern mint, Dacia? 43-42 B.C.</p><p><br /></p><p>8.38g</p><p><br /></p><p>Choice aUNC</p><p><br /></p><p>RPC I 1701; BMC Thrace p. 208, 1; BMCRR II 48; Crawford 433/1</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex-ANE, Ex CNG</p><p><br /></p><p>Clickable for larger image</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m a believer these coins must be by Brutus see links below.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an excellent write up/ theory on these coins including a fascinating metalurgy report:</p><p><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/articles/koson/koson.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/articles/koson/koson.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/articles/koson/koson.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And of course the numiswiki article:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Koson" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Koson" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Koson</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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