Silver Denarius, M. Junius Brutus, 43-42 BCE

Obverse: Head of Brutus. Inscription BRVT IMP L PLAET CEST (= “Brutus imperator Lucius Plaetorius Cestianus”).
Reverse: Pileus between two daggers. Inscription EID(ibus) MAR(tiis) (= “The Ides of March”).
Unidentified Artist, Roman

Type/Object Name: Ob: Head of Brutus. Inscription BRVT IMP L PLAET CEST (= “Brutus imperator Lucius Plaetorius Cestianus”). | Re: Pileus between two daggers. Inscription EID(ibus) MAR(tiis) (= “The Ides of March”). 

Dates: 43-42 BCE

Medium: Silver, Denarius

Dimensions: Diameter 18.6 mm, Weight 3.5678 g

Credit Line: Courtesy of John Nebel

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Collection: Coin, John Nebel

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