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Brutus. C. Flavius Hemicillus. Denarius. 43 BC. Military mint moving with Brutus in Lycia. (Ffc-6). (Craw-504/1). (Cal-584). Anv.: C. FLAV. HEMIC. LEG. PRO. PR., draped bust of Apollo right, lyre before. Rev.: Victory Ieft erecting trophy, IMP on Ieft BRVT on right Q. CAEP. in exergue. . 3,86 g. Very well centered, with a remarkably uniform strike and all details clearly visible. Some minor hairlines on the reverse. Very rare.
Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman aristocrat who had amassed a fortune by lending money at exorbitant interest rates before being bribed to join the conspiracy against his former benefactor, Julius Caesar. Since a distant ancestor of his had gone down in history as a great tyrant-slayer, Brutus quickly became the de facto leader and spokesman of the assassins.
Following the Ides of March, he persuaded a cowering Senate to grant him the governorship of northern Greece and swiftly set out to raise funds and arms for the looming civil war against Caesar’s supporters. Brutally making his way through Greece, Thrace, and Asia Minor, he plundered the cities’ treasures and levied ruinous taxes at the point of a sword.
He converted these illicit gains into silver denarii to finance his growing army and navy, including this type of military issue.
Brutus and his companions were soon driven into battle against the Caesarians at Philippi (Greece), where Mark Antony proved to be the better general. Brutus took his own life with the same dagger he had plunged into Caesar, earning this rather unsavory figure the posthumous reputation of a martyr for the cause of liberty. Choice VF. Est...2000,00.
SOLD: 1.200 €
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