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54, Lot: 92. Estimate $500.
Sold for $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Junius Brutus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (3.66 gm). Head of L. Junius Brutus, BRVTVS behind / Head of C. Servilius Ahala, AHALA behind. Crawford 433/2; Sydenham 907; Junia 30. Good VF, a few light scratches reverse. ($500) Early in his career, Brutus, one of the assassins of Julius Caesar, was a moneyer. This coin, struck by Brutus, pays tribute to his ancestors. The reverse type recalls the expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Rome, by L. Junius Brutus, the moneyer's ancestor, who in 509 BC was elected the first consul of the newly formed Republic. M. Junius Brutus held strong republican views and was opposed to Pompey's intentions of achieving sole rule. At the urging of Julius Caesar, he retired to private life after being accused of a conspiracy against Pompey. Later, he took up the cause of Pompey against Caesar and was an active participant in the assassination of Caesar. He met his own death in battle at Philippi, opposing Caesar's heirs, Antony and Octavian.