Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2016 ANA Auction - Online Sess. D-E 15-16 August 2016
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ROMAN REPUBLIC. Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus. AR Denarius (3.37 gms), Rome Mint, ca. 54 B.C. NGC VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5.
Cr-433/2; S-398; Syd-907. Issued as Moneyer. "BRVTVS" Bare head of L. Junius Brutus facing right (First Consul of Rome who helped overthrow the last King of Rome and ancestor of Brutus); Reverse: "AHALA" Bare head of C. Servilius Ahala facing right (another ancestor of Brutus, who conspired to murder a would-be tyrant). A piece rich in history and foreshadowing, some wear is present though overall a wholesome piece with great surfaces and a nice strike. NGC VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5.
Estimate: $350.00- $500.00
Cr-433/2; S-398; Syd-907. Issued as Moneyer. "BRVTVS" Bare head of L. Junius Brutus facing right (First Consul of Rome who helped overthrow the last King of Rome and ancestor of Brutus); Reverse: "AHALA" Bare head of C. Servilius Ahala facing right (another ancestor of Brutus, who conspired to murder a would-be tyrant). A piece rich in history and foreshadowing, some wear is present though overall a wholesome piece with great surfaces and a nice strike. NGC VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5.
Estimate: $350.00- $500.00