The Republicans. Brutus. Late summer-autumn 42 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.63 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece; Pedanius Costa, legatus. Laureate head of Apollo right / Trophy composed of cuirass, crested helmet, oval shield with incurved sides, and two crossed spears. Crawford 506/2; CRI 209; Sydenham 1296; RSC 4; RBW 1778. Toned, banker's mark, roughness, reverse off center. Near VF.
From the Conti Collection.