Silver denarius of Brutus......Eids of March

[the_Thing ®]

Another "dream coin" I'll never be able to own. About as historically important as the come. Sold for $97,500.00

 

 

BRUTUS. Late Summer-Autumn 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.36 gm, 12h). Mint moving with Brutus in northern Greece. L. Plaetorius Cestianus, magistrate. L. PLAET. CEST BRVT IMP, bare head of Brutus right / EID. MAR, pileus between two daggers pointing downward. Crawford 508/3; Cahn 23/21a (obv./rev.; same reverse die); CRI 216; Sydenham 1301; BMCRR East 68; RSC 15. Good VF, minor porosity. Of highest historical importance.

 

 

[PovertyRow]

Spoon that is gorgeous. Lovely strike and the off-center to me adds to the "moment". Killer koin.

[ant]

damn thats nice!

[shirohniichan]

That's almost as nice as a zinc Lincoln cent in MS70! (thumbs u

[heinlein99]

Yowza. I'm just over here from the comic forums slumming, but if I collected coins I would definitely go for ancient ones like this. I know there is a lot of learning necessary, & some $$$, but someday I hope to dip my toe in.

 

Imagine the historical personages who might have held this very item... utterly fascinating.