^Lot 791 ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Imperatorial, AR denarius, Brutus (died 42 BC), issue as moneyer, ca. 54 BC, NG

ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Imperatorial, AR denarius, Brutus (died 42 BC), issue as moneyer, ca. 54 BC, NGC Ch XF / strike 4/5, surface 5/5. Crawford 433/2; Sydenham 907; Junia 30; RBW 1543. 3.71 grams. Bare head of L. Junius Brutus right / Bare head of C. Servilius Ahala right. Choice strike and important piece of history as, in 44 BC, Brutus conspired with others to slay the tyrant Julius Caesar. This type celebrates two of his ancestors, Lucius Junius Brutus and Gaius Servillus Ahala, who both overthrew those who ruled or sought to rule them. Pedigreed to the Empire Coins auction of November 1986, with original lot-tag 279.
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