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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 5252964, member: 26302&quot;]Robert K has an article about them. His view, (which I share), is the ones with the monogram in front of the men are Roman Republican issue to pay for Dacian mercenaries. He points out metal composition of these are in line with RR issues. The rougher issues without the monogram have a very different chemical composition of gold and trace metals, are not engraved as well, and are likely local imitations of the originals. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, its known Brutus had Dacian mercenaries, so it leads to the idea these were Brutus payments for them. I am not sure of THAT part myself, it could be but to me not PROVEN but highly suspected. I guess I view them as RR provincial gold struck for some purpose, but were so common that Dacian imitations were made. Not uncommon, look at the &quot;celtic&quot; imitations everyone knows that some were not made by true celts.</p><p><br /></p><p>If someone wished to label these with monogram &quot;Brutus&quot; I would not yell at them, its just I personally do not. I have Brutus coins, but this is not in that box.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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