minted at an eastern mint
Add to albumThis silver coin was struck in an eastern mint by Marcus Brutus with Publius Servilius Casca Longus in 43 or 42 BC. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the reverse of the coin.
The reverse depicts Victory with a palm-branch over her left shoulder stepping on a broken sceptre, symbolic of the Republicans stand against kingship. The legend 'IMP' on the rights denotes Brutus' position as Imperator (military commander).
The battles in the east in 42 BC where Brutus and Cassius faced Octavian and Antony were decisive. In the first, Cassius was defeated and committed suicide, and Brutus met a similar fate, despite the design of this coin, a few weeks later.
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- Online ID: 000-190-000-059-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland A.1915.180
- Date: 43 - 42 BC
43 or 42 BC
- Material: Silver. Inscription: Obv. Head of Neptune r., bearded; below, trident; on l., CASCA upwards; on r., LONGVS upwards / Rev. Victory walking r., palm-branch over l. shoulder; below, brokensceptre; on l., BRVTVS upwards; on r., IMP upwards
Coin, denarius
- Dimensions: 19.50 mm D / Die Axis: 12.0
- What: Coin, denarius
- Subject: Ancient Coin Collection
- Who: Brutus
Neptune
Victory
- Where: East
- Event:
- Description: Silver denarius of the Roman Republic, East mint, 43 - 42 BC
- References:
- Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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