| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61395 | Auction date: 4 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 22337 Price realized: 550 USD (Approx. 510 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus, Assassin of Caesar, as Imperator (44-42 BC), with Pedanius Costa, as Legate. AR denarius (18mm, 3.61 gm, 11h) NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 2/5, scuffs, bankers mark, edge chip. Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in Western Asia Minor or Northern Greece, ca. late summer-autumn 42 BC. LEG-COSTA, laureate head of Apollo right, hair in parallel waves atop head and falling in two long tendrils down neck; spike border / BRVTVS-IMP, military trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, oval shield with curved sides and two crossed spears mounted on pole; dotted border. Crawford 506/2. Sydenham 1296. Marcus Junius Brutus was a blue-blooded Roman who had attained a fortune by lending money at exorbitant interest rates when he was suborned into the conspiracy against his former benefactor, Julius Caesar. As his distant ancestor had entered history as a great tyrannicide, Brutus soon became the de-facto leader and spokesmen for the assassins. After the Ides of March, Brutus induced a cowed senate to give him a governorship in northern Greece and promptly departed to raise money and arms for the brewing civil war against Caesar's adherents. He cut a brutal swath through Greece, Thrace, and Asia Minor, looting city treasuries and enforcing horrendous taxes at the point of a sword. He turned his ill-gotten gains into silver denarii to pay his growing army and navy, including this type. Brutus and his companions were soon maneuvered into battle against the Caesarians at Philippi in Greece, where Marc Antony proved to be much the better general. Brutus took his own life with the very dagger he had plunged into Caesar, earning this unattractive character the reputation as a martyr for the cause of liberty. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-q-servilius-caepio-m-junius-brutus-assassin-of-caesar-as-imperator-44-42-bc-with-pedanius-costa-as/a/61395-22337.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61395-08042024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61395 | Auction date: 4 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 22349 Price realized: 400 USD (Approx. 371 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus, Assassin of Caesar, as Imperator (44-42 BC), with Pedanius Costa, as Legate. AR denarius (18mm, 3.66 gm, 11h). NGC Fine 4/5 - 2/5, bent, punch marks, brushed. Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in Western Asia Minor or Northern Greece, ca. late summer-autumn 42 BC. LEG-COSTA, laureate head of Apollo right, hair in parallel waves atop head and falling in two long tendrils down neck; spike border / BRVTVS-IMP, military trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, oval shield with curved sides and two crossed spears mounted on pole; dotted border. Crawford 506/2. Sydenham 1296. Ex Numismatik Naumann, Auction 122 (6 November 2022), lot 633. Marcus Junius Brutus was a blue-blooded Roman who had attained a fortune by lending money at exorbitant interest rates when he was suborned into the conspiracy against his former benefactor, Julius Caesar. As his distant ancestor had entered history as a great tyrannicide, Brutus soon became the de-facto leader and spokesmen for the assassins. After the Ides of March, Brutus induced a cowed senate to give him a governorship in northern Greece and promptly departed to raise money and arms for the brewing civil war against Caesar's adherents. He cut a brutal swath through Greece, Thrace, and Asia Minor, looting city treasuries and enforcing horrendous taxes at the point of a sword. He turned his ill-gotten gains into silver denarii to pay his growing army and navy, including this type. Brutus and his companions were soon maneuvered into battle against the Caesarians at Philippi in Greece, where Marc Antony proved to be much the better general. Brutus took his own life with the very dagger he had plunged into Caesar, earning this unattractive character the reputation as a martyr for the cause of liberty. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-q-servilius-caepio-m-junius-brutus-assassin-of-caesar-as-imperator-44-42-bc-with-pedanius-costa-as/a/61395-22349.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61395-08042024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61395 | Auction date: 4 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 22348 Price realized: 480 USD (Approx. 445 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus, Assassin of Caesar, as Proconsul (44-42 BC), with L. Sestius, as Proquaestor. AR denarius (17mm, 3.55 gm, 12h). NGC Choice Fine 4/5 - 3/5, punch mark. Military mint travelling with Brutus and Cassius in southwestern Asia Minor, ca. 42 BC. L•SESTI•PRO•-Q, veiled, draped bust of Libertas right, seen from front, wearing necklace / Q•CAEPIO•BRVTVS•PRO C-OS, tripod lebes with leonine feet; securis left on left, culullus right on right. Crawford 502/2 (43-42 BC). Sydenham 1290. Junia 37 and Sestia 2. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-q-servilius-caepio-m-junius-brutus-assassin-of-caesar-as-proconsul-44-42-bc-with-l-sestius-as-pro/a/61395-22348.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61395-08042024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61395 | Auction date: 4 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 22330 Price realized: 600 USD (Approx. 556 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus, Assassin of Caesar, as Proconsul (44-42 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.98 gm, 3h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 4/5. Military mint traveling with Brutus in Lycia, spring-early summer 42 BC. LEIBERTAS, bare head of Libertas right, with hair waved and rolled into chignon at back of head / CAEPIO•BRVTVS•PRO•COS, plectrum, lyre, and laurel branch tied with fillet. Crawford 501/1. Sydenham 1287. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-q-servilius-caepio-m-junius-brutus-assassin-of-caesar-as-proconsul-44-42-bc-ar-denarius-20mm-398/a/61395-22330.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61395-08042024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 32203 Price realized: 950 USD (Approx. 884 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus, as Moneyer (ca. 54 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 4.32 gm, 11h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 4/5, flan flaw. Rome. LIBERTAS, head of Libertas right, wearing pendant earring, with hair waved and rolled into chignon at back of head, some loose curls behind and at forehead / BRVTVS, the consul Lucius Junius Brutus walking left between two lictors, carrying axes over their left shoulders, and preceded by an accensus. Crawford 433/1. Sydenham 906. Junia 30. The scene on the reverse refers to the foundation of the Roman Republic, honoring the great Lucius Junius Brutus, the ancestor of the Moneyer, Servilius Caepio. He was a prominent figure in early Roman history, renowned for his role in the overthrow of the Roman monarchy around 509 BC. Alongside his compatriots, including Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Brutus led a successful revolt against the despotic rule of King Tarquin the Proud, setting the stage for the establishment of the Roman Republic. His election as one of the first consuls of the republic marked a pivotal moment in Roman political evolution. Brutus introduced significant reforms, such as the establishment of the Roman Senate as an advisory body and the symbolic use of the Fasces to represent state authority. However, Brutus's legacy is further complicated by a tragic personal episode. According to legend, he was compelled to order the execution of his own sons due to their involvement in a conspiracy to restore the monarchy, a decision that showcased his unwavering commitment to the fledgling republic. While elements of Brutus's life may be obscured by myth, he endures as a symbol of the pivotal transition from monarchy to republic in Roman history, embodying principles of civic duty and devotion to the rule of law that continue to intrigue scholars and enthusiasts alike. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-q-servilius-caepio-m-junius-brutus-as-moneyer-ca-54-bc-ar-denarius-18mm-432-gm-11h-ngc-choice/a/3115-32203.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61395 | Auction date: 4 August 2024 |
| Lot number: 22215 Price realized: 260 USD (Approx. 241 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus, as Moneyer (ca. 54 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 5h). NGC VG, bankers marks, punch mark. Rome. BRVTVS, bare head of L. Junius Brutus right / AHALA, bare head of C. Servilius Ahala right. Crawford 433/2. Sydenham 907. During his term as moneyer in 54 BC, Marcus Junius Brutus issued two denarius types that would prove to be remarkably prophetic in a decade's time. This type celebrates his illustrious ancestors, including Lucius Junius Brutus, the first Consul of Rome, who in 509 BC initiated the conspiracy that overthrew the city's last king, Tarquin the Proud. The reverse honors Gaius Servilius Ahala, who in 439 BC used a dagger concealed in the folds of his toga under his arm to slay Spurius Maelius, a wealthy patrician who had plotted to make himself king. In 44 BC, Brutus himself would undertake a conspiracy to slay another tyrant, Julius Caesar, in which the conspiring senators concealed daggers within their togas. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-q-servilius-caepio-m-junius-brutus-as-moneyer-ca-54-bc-ar-denarius-19mm-5h-ngc-vg-bankers-mark/a/61395-22215.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61395-08042024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
