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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1049641, member: 19463&quot;]In 54 BC, several years before Brutus became famous for his part in killing Caesar he issued coins honoring two of his more famous relatives while he was serving as a moneyer (a relatively low ranking position in the chain of offices to be held by aspiring Roman politicians).&nbsp; The coin shows Brutus the Elder, one of the first Consuls who in 509 BC was responsible for the overthrowing of the last king of Rome Tarquinius Superbus.&nbsp; On the other side is Gaius Servilius Ahala who in 439 BC saved the Roman way of life by stabbing Spurius Maelius who was selling grain during a famine for less than the established price in an attempt to court the favor of the starving poor who might be tempted to advance him politically.&nbsp;&nbsp; Maelius may have died but his way of buying votes became the standard way of doing business in later times.&nbsp; This coin is a plated &#039;fourree&#039; but even a nice solid silver one costs a small fraction of the price of the EID MAR type (which usually go over $50k in moderate condition).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Brutus came from a long line of reactionary Republicans willing to kill political opponents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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