Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Brutus and Cassius in Western Asia Minor or Northern Greece, 43-42 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to right; COSTA LEG around / Trophy of arms; IMP BRVTVS around. Crawford 506/2; CRI 209; BMCRR East 59; Sydenham 1296; RBW 1778; RSC 4. 3.84g, 21mm, 1h.
Good Extremely Fine; highly attractive old cabinet tone with hint of blue iridescence around rev. devices.
From the Santana Collection;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 68, 27 February 2020, lot 921;
Ex Phoibos Collection, Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 326, 7 October 2019, lot 1194, old collector's ticket included.
Price realized | 2'100 GBP |
Starting price | 900 GBP |
Estimate | 1'500 GBP |