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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;akeady, post: 5222107, member: 83175&quot;]Ah, I do have a fourrée version of the &quot;other&quot; Brutus denarius.&nbsp;&nbsp; The reverse is fairly corroded away, but the &quot;Brutus&quot; portrait has survived, more or less.</p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius of L. Servius Rufus</p><p>Obv. L. SERVIVS RVFVS - Bare head right (Servius Sulpicius Rufus or Brutus?)</p><p>Rev. Dioscuri standing facing, each holding spear and with sword hanging from waist. Border of dots</p><p>Mint: Rome (41 or 43 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 2.48g / - / -</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 10 (Sulpicia)</li> <li>Sydenham 1082</li> <li>Crawford 515/2</li> <li>HCRI 324</li> </ul><p>Provenances:</p><ul> <li>Ex. Kuenker e-Live Auction 51, no. 57</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Kuenker Online sale 10-Oct-2018</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes: <i>Mar 15, 19</i> - Fourrée.</p><p>Traditionally, the obverse bust has been regarded as a portrayal of Servius Sulpicius Rufus, who lifted the siege of Tusculum in 377 BC. The portrait is very similar to that of Brutus on the infamous Eid Mar denarius.</p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Brutus.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I did once bid on a fourrée Eid Mar denarius in a CNG eAuction in 2015 and actually withdrew my bid when they emailed me to say that the coin had active corrosion and updated the picture.&nbsp;&nbsp; I wonder who bought the coin and if they managed to save it?</p><p><br /></p><p>These were CNG&#039;s first photos - a few green spots on the obverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1216273[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And their updated photos - spreading green on the obverse and some spots on the reverse as well:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1216275[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It was in a July 2015 sale.&nbsp;&nbsp; A quick search shows it went for $4500 - I hope it was saved.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=289037" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=289037" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=289037</a></p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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