Description: EMPEROR BRUTUS & CAESAR PAIR of DENARIUS & AUREUS REPRODUCTION COINS Diameter - c. 2cm for both Originally Minted - Denarius 43-42 BC / Aureus 48-47 BC 'Ides of March' Denarius The fifteenth of March has come to be known as an ill-fated day. Over two thousand years ago, Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar was assassinated at a meeting of the Senate. Obverse - Head of Julius Caesar right, lituus behind, text to right DIVI IVLI. Reverse - The Latin inscription ‘EID MAR’ are an abbreviation of ‘EIDIBVS MARTIIS’ – the Ides of March. The two daggers are a direct reference to the murder weapons employed by the conspirators. Between them is a ‘Pileus’, a sort of soft, brimless felt cap which was, as it had been in Greece, a symbol of free, non-enslaved men in classical Rome. (Later, it would become a broader symbol of Republicanism) In this position. The 'EID MAR' variety of coins were introduced by Brutus as a rather audacious celebration of the assassination of Caesar.Aureus Obverse - Female head right wearing diadem and oak-wreath, most likely Venus, Pietas or Clementia. In the left field LII.Reverse - Gallic trophy consisting of horned helmet, coat of mail, oval shield, unusual dragon-headed carnyx (war trumpet) and to the right an axe. Text in the exergue CAESAR. There are only nine specimens known of this coin. It commemorates Caesar's conquest of Celtic Gaul from 58 - 50 BC which culminated in the capture of Vercingetorix, the celebrated chieftain of the Arveni. The large detailed portrait on the reverse is most likely the goddess Venus, from whom Caesar was believed to have descended, however some have identified the image as Clementia or Pietas. The Roman numeral 52 on the obverse represent Caesar's age when the coinage was struck. YOU ARE BUYING BOTH COINS IN THE PICTURE
Price: 12.99 GBP
Location: Solihull
End Time: 2024-12-06T10:03:03.000Z
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