US EditionRare Roman Coin Depicting Julius Caesar's Assassin Sells for €1.98 Million
- A rare gold 'Brutus' coin minted after Julius Caesar's murder is available for auction.
- The coin is one of the few surviving examples of its kind and is expected to fetch a high price at auction.
- This type of coin helps historians understand the political climate following Julius Caesar's assassination.
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This aureus, dating from 42 or 43 BC, has travelled through the centuries, passing from hand to hand, out of sight.
Rare Roman coin sells for €1.98 million at auction
A rare Roman coin featuring the portrait of Brutus, the assassin of statesman Julius Caesar, sold Monday at a Geneva auction for €1.98 million, according to organiser Numismatica Genevensis.The historic item was purchased by a “European collector following intense bidding among eight online bidders” for more than 1.83 million Swiss francs, the dealer said in...
The rare Roman coin was valued at 800,000 euros. It has now been auctioned in Geneva for 1.98 million euros. It shows Brutus, one of the murderers of the Roman statesman and general Julius Caesar.
An exceptional Roman coin with the image of Brutus, the best known of the assassins of Julius Caesar, was sold by auction on Monday in Geneva for 1.98 million euros , announced Numismatica Genevensis , responsible for the sale.The gold coin was sold for more than 1.83 million Swiss francs, i.e. "1.98 million euros (2,089 million dollars)", including the sales commission, "to a European collector", the company said in a statement.The price at the…
After the murder of Julius Caesar, Brutus had an aureus minted showing him wearing a laurel wreath: a sign of his ambition to become emperor. A precious gold coin – with propaganda value.
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