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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1048016, member: 6229"]You know, from your history lessons, that on the Ides of March (15th), BC44 Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Romans which included his friend, Brutus.  You, probably, also know Brutus was immediately installed as the new Imperator. Julius Caesar was so egotistical and ruthless during his reign he was hated by the populace of Rome and everytime a new Roman coin was struck bearing his likeness, the common people would be incensed enough to call for his deposition. However, upon being crowned, Brutus, fearing he'd come to the same fate as his predecessor, became as egotisical. Brutus, thinking safety laid in the guise of constant motion, so as to not let his enemies know where he was at any given time, was constantly on the move.  So much so as to have the Roman Mint travel with him and his itinerary. The following will fulfill the numismatic part of this post: Brutus sought to inform the populace that he was respomsible for ridding Rome of a tyrannical leader so, in 42 BC, he had a silver Denarius created with his own portrait on the obverse, but that isn't the egotisical aspect of the coin. Brutus had an active symbolism placed on the reverse of this coin: the bloodied daggers wielded by Brutus and his cohorts flanking a Roman Liberty Pileus (Liberty Cap). Here's a photo of Brutus' silver Denarius courtesy of Coin Archives: <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?search=Liberty+Head&s=0&results=100" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?search=Liberty+Head&s=0&results=100" rel="nofollow">BRUTUS' SILVER DENARIUS </a> Hope this was interesting... Clinker[/QUOTE]

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