The Republicans. Brutus. Early 42 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.69 g, 12h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 518. Estimated: $ 750

Roman Republican, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 3 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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The Republicans. Brutus. Early 42 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.69 g, 12h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Emblems of the pontificate: securis, simpulum, and secespita / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/7; CRI 198; Sydenham 1310; RSC 6; RBW 1766. Deep old cabinet toning with iridescence, banker’s mark and collector’s inventory number 635 in red on obverse, slightly granular surfaces, light marks, a couple of shallow edge test cuts. VF.

Ex 1930’s Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan (Triton XXVIII – Session 5, 22 January 2025), lot 5640; Ars Classica XV (2 July 1930), lot 1313.

The obverse depicts the symbols of the college of pontifices to which Brutus belonged, while the reverse bears the symbols of the augures, the priestly college to which P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther was elected in 57 BC.

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