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CNG Feature Auction 120

Lot nuber 723

Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 1h). Rome mint.


CNG Feature Auction 120
Lot: 723.
 Estimated: $ 500

Roman Republican, Silver

Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 1h). Rome mint. Head of Libertas right, no jewels in hair / The consul L. Junius Brutus walking left between two lictors, each carrying axe over shoulder, preceded by an accensus. Crawford 433/1; Sydenham 906a; Junia 31a; RBW 1542. Light iridescent tone, minor marks. Good VF. Well centered and struck.

From the DMS Collection. Ex CNG inventory 162076 (January 2006); Lanz 126 (28 November 2005), lot 609.

The reverse type of this coin recalls the expulsion of the 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.

The final winners of all CNG 120 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 11-12 May 2022. CNG 120 – Session Three – Roman Republican and Imperatorial Coinage through Early Medieval and Islamic Coinage will be held Thursday morning, 12 May 2022 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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