Perfect Marcus Iunius Brutus Denarius
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Object number
AR2294
| Magistrate |
Lucius Sestius Albanianus Quirinalis Sestius served as proquaestor to Brutus in Macedonia, and it was during this proquaestorship that he struck coins. |
| Value: |
Denarius
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| Material: |
Silver
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| Details: |
Diameter: 18 mm, weight: 3.83 g. Military mint traveling with Brutus in the East, 42 BC |
| Avers: |
Veiled and draped bust of Libertas right in wreath of dots L SESTI PRO Q |
| Revers: |
Tripod between ax and simpulum Q CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS |
| Condition |
Extremely fine, attractive piece with beautiful patina.
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| References: |
Sear 201, BMC 41, Syd. 1290, Bab. 37; Crawford 502/2;
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2017 from Fritz Rudolf Kuenker. Ex Muenzenhandlung Hans Linnartz, Cologne, Germany, acquired 1995.
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| Authenticity: |
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