Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 86 8 October 2015
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Q. Caepio Brutus and C. Flavius Hemic. Denarius, military mint moving with Brutus in Lycia 43-42, AR 3.65 g. C·FLAV·HEMI[C]·LEG·PRO·PR Draped bust of Apollo r.; before, lyre. Rev. Q·CAEP – BRVT· – IMP· Victory standing l., holding branch and crowning trophy. Babelon Junia 49 and Flavia 1. C 7. Sydenham 1294. Sear Imperators 205. RBW 1771. Crawford 504/1.
Very rare. Struck on a very broad flan and complete with a lovely old cabinet tone.
A hairline flan crack at one o'clock on obverse, otherwise good very fine
Ex CNG 76, 2007, 1296; NAC 59, 2011, 1802; Künker 216, 2012, 721 and Roma Numismatics V, 2013, 623 sales.
This coin type with IMP added to the legend indicates a date of late spring or early summer 42 BC. Sear indicates that the identity of the minter as C. Flavius Hemicullus is far from certain. Crawford rejects this cognomen all together. MSG.