This came up on MA-Shops and looked like a nice example for a very good price, so I grabbed it. It will make a nice addition to my historical figures on coins collection. Please post your coins of Brutus. Marcus Junius Brutus (54 BC). AR denarius (4.04 g). Rome. Head of Libertas right / The consul Lucius Junius Brutus walking left between two lictors, carrying axes over their shoulders, and preceded by an accensus; BRVTVS in exergue. Crawford 433/1. Sydenham 906.
Fantastic! Good thing you saw it first. Also good for you, I haven't been looking since we are in the middle of a move. It would be mine otherwise. Congratulations @Orfew
Gorgeous and excellent coin to get! I am looking for one. Nice capture! Agreed with @Bing , we all may had fought over it!
Congrats!! That's a TERRIFIC coin of the type!! I have two of 'the other' Brutus and this budget example of him as 'CONSUL' Military mint with Brutus and Cassius in the East. L Sestius, pro-quaestor. L • SESTI • PRO Q •, veiled and draped bust of Libertas right, wearing pearl necklace / Q • CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS, tripod between axe to left and simpulum to right. Crawford 502/2;
My Brutus: Roman Republic AR Denarius, 54 BCE, 18.3mm, 3.7g Moneyer: Marcus Junius Brutus (aka Quintus Servillius Caepio Brutus) Struck by the famous Marcus Junius Brutus when he was moneyer in 54 BCE Obv: Bare headed Bust of L. Junius Brutus, Rome's First Consul - 509 BCE, BRVTVS behind Rev: Bare headed Bust of C. Servilius Ahala, master of horse - 439 BCE, bearded r, AHALA behind Ref:Sear 398. Crawford 433/2. Junia 1 Ex: From the awesome collection of our Good Man - @Valentinian. Notes: Marcus Junius Brutus (aka Quintus Servillius Caepio Brutus) - Leader of the Plan to rid the Republic of the Tyrant/King - Gaius Juilius Caesar.
I like that coin. I even considered one or two like that one but there is a lot of competition for them.
Thank you very much. I have also. Although the pics do a great job representing the scratches, in-hand you really do not notice them. Just the cool history behind all THREE characters involved... Brutus, Ahala, Brutus is just interesting!
My example of the OP coin, purchased long long ago. One of the first RR coins I ever bought actually, well before I decided to focus on them. Not a coin I would buy now, because of the way BRVTVS is chopped off, but I've never found one I liked well enough to upgrade to either: