Numismatic Puzzle: Portrait of Brutus
The piece of today’s puzzle comes from the upcoming auction 20 by Numismatica Genevensis:
Marcus Junius Brutus and Publius Servilius Casca Longus. Aureus, 43-42 BC, military mint moving with the troops. BRVTVS / IMP portrait of Brutus in laurel wreath to the right. Rev. L – CASCA / LONGINVS trophy. From the Giuseppe Mazzini (1883-1961) Collection, Vol. 1 (1957), pl. 5, 14. One of the most important and best known types of Roman numismatics. NGC AU* 5/5, 4/5. Extremely rare and extremely fine. From Auction NGSA 20 (2024), lot 1032. Estimate: CHF 750,000.
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By the way, you can find out more about the piece in this article.