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Roman Imperatorial: Marcus Junius Brutus
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Roman Imperatorial, Marcus Junius Brutus, AR Denarius, 42 BC, Military
Mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in Western Asia Minor or Northern
Greece, Pedanius Costa as Legate
LEG-COSTA
Laureate head of Apollo right
IMP-BRVTVS
Trophy with shield and spears in saltire
16mm x 17mm, 3.33g
Brutus 4; Crawford 506/2; Sydenham 1296; CRI 209
Ex Stack's, Coin Galleries Auction, Lot 2117, March 2008
Notes: The consignor bought this coin as a fourree, which it may very well
be. In hand, I have mixed feelings. Part of me wants to go with the
fourree decision and the other is nagging at me that it's made of somewhat
debased silver, with most of the purity having leached to the surface and
the darker areas being darkly toned silver with some scattered deposits.
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