Watch List notes:

M. Junius Brutus (Q. Servilius Caepio Brutus). 54 B.C. AR denarius (19.7 mm, 3.16 g, 6 h). Rome mint. BRVTVS, bare-headed and bearded head of L. Junius Brutus right / AHALA, bare-headed and bearded head of Caius Servilius Ahala right. Crawford 433/2; Sydenham 907; RSC Junia 30. VF. 

NGC graded VG. Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5. The visible scratches are on the plastic slab, not on the coin.