The Republicans. Brutus. Spring-early summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.87 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus in southwestern Asia Minor; L Sestius, proquaestor. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 519. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Republican, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 4 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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The Republicans. Brutus. Spring-early summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.87 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus in southwestern Asia Minor; L Sestius, proquaestor. Veiled and draped bust of Libertas right / Tripod; securis to left, simpulum to right. Crawford 502/2; CRI 201; Sydenham 1290; RSC 11; RBW 1768; CNR I 26/1 (this coin). Near EF.

Ex Kricheldorf XX (16 May 1969), lot 229; J. Hirsch XXXIV (5 May 1914), lot 776.

This coinage was issued for an army under the command of L. Sestius Quirinalis, son of a Pompeian commander, who joined forces with the tyrannicides. After the downfall of Brutus, Sestius was pardoned by Octavian and later became a consul (23 BC). Sestius is also known as the dedicatee of one of Horace's odes (Carmina 1.4). Sestius and Horace both served under Brutus (Horace as a tribunus militum), and it may be during this service together that their friendship developed.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 133 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 15-16 September 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session Two – Lot 309-594 will be held Tuesday morning, 15 September 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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