Lot 513
Brutus, Silver Denarius, 3.82g, 42 BC. Brutus, Silver Denarius, 3.82g, 42 BC. Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece. P. Servilius Casca Longus, moneyer. CASCA LONGVS, laureate and bearded head of Neptune facing right, trident below. Rev. BRVTVS IMP, Victory advancing right, breaking diadem tied with fillet and holding palm, broken sceptre below (Crawford 507/2; HCRI 212; Sydenham 1298; RSC 3). Boldly struck and well centred, needle sharp in detail, lustrous and delicately toned, superb extremely fine. On this splendid coin the image of Victory trampling upon a broken sceptre and tearing the diadem powerfully evoke the long tradition of Roman hatred for monarchical rule. It was rumored that Julius Caesar had inclined to become king, purportedly wearing red boots as the Roman kings had worn and having his statue placed next to those of the kings, and these were all used by the tyrannicides to justify his assassination. The obverse type of Neptune was an obvious choice for Casca, who was the commander of Brutus’ fleet.
Estimated Value $12,000-UP.
Ex Helios Auction 2, 25-26 November 2008, lot 221.
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