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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 2105448, member: 44357&quot;]Today marks the 2059th anniversary of &quot;the&quot; Ides of March, when Brutus assassinated Julius Caesar, in an attempt to bring Rome back to its Republican roots as Julius Caesar fell deeper into a tyrannical reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my denarius of Julius Caesar, minted shortly before his death:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Julius_zpszolqucoz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Happily for collectors, Brutus minted a coin to commemorate his freeing of the Roman people, the famous &quot;Eid Mar&quot; denarius, of which I&#039;m fortunate to have an example:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/EidMar_zpsi9gehmky.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Brutus&#039; co-conspirator Cassius also minted coins while traveling, including this denarius:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Cassius_zpsdyllhvzx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have included a more extensive historical writeup/background here: <a href="http://www.colosseocollection.com/blog/2014/6/the-ides-of-march" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.colosseocollection.com/blog/2014/6/the-ides-of-march" rel="nofollow">Colosseo Collection</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins of the Imperatorial period![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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