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Brutus 48 BC138 viewsAR Republican Denarius
Obv: Helmeted bust of Mars right.
Rev: BRVTIF ALBINVS, Two Gaelic trumpets, oval shield in center, round shield below.
Cr. 450/1; Syd. 941; BMC 3962.
Struck. Collection: Anton Tomov, Sofia
Ilya Prokopov

Brutus Ahala denarius51 viewsNo information given by seller such as size or weight. From Bulgaria
Junia, Junia30
Marcus Junius Brutus, as moneyer, AR Denarius. 54 BC. BRVTVS, bare head of L Junius Brutus right / AHALA, bare head of C Servilius Ahala right. Syd 907, Cr433/2.SRukke

Brutus Aureus (reproduction)282 viewsSold in June 07 on Ebay as:
'This is a perfect replica of the original in pure gold.
Made of pure gold (24 Kt). weigth 5,6 grs'

Cast from Lipanoff's prototype.

submitted by areichareich

Brutus Casca Longus denarius632 viewsSuch pieces were sold in lots of three on German Ebay by antika99, apparently at least one of them is being resold now (Sept.05).

submitted by rupert1 commentsRupert

Brutus denarius650 viewsObv: BRVTS IMP. Bare head right. All within laurel wreath. Rev: CASCA LONGVS. Image courtesy of Kevin at Barry & Darling Coins.

Brutus denarius378 viewsAnother from the eBay seller: izikh

Brutus denarius with rev. PIETAS AUGG, sacrificial implements!2 comments

Brutus denarius403 viewsSeller's description:

MARCUS BRUTUS ROMAN DENARIUS COIN 42BC COPY

This is a faithfull copy of the Roman DENARIUS coin which was struck in silver from the mint in Rome at 42 BC. The words inscribed around this coin are L SESTI PRO Q/Q CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS, and shows the Libertas over the Tripod and axe and simpulum.

Marcus Junius Brutus was Governor of Cisalpine Gaul (south of the Alps). He was a close friend to Emperor Julius Caesar who made two expeditions to Britain in 55 and 54 BC. He was chief assassin in the plot against Julius Caesar, 44BC, and became Chief Magistrate of Rome two years later. With his fellow assassin Cassius he was defeated and killed at the BAttle of Philippi the same year.

This coin is hand cast by English craftsmen in lead free pewter and antique finished. Measures 17mm diameter.

Sold as a copy on eBay, November 2007Laetitia

Brutus denarius101 views120 views
Obv: BRVT IMP L PLAET CEST, Bare head of Brutus right
Rev: EID MAR, Liberty cap between two daggers
RSC #15, Syd #1301, Craw #502/4, Sear5 #1439

Offered on ebay as possible copy by antares27
Dec/2011
mdelvalle

Brutus denarius109 viewsObv: BRVT IMP L PLAET CEST, Bare head of Brutus right
Rev: EID MAR, Liberty cap between two daggers
RSC #15, Syd #1301, Craw #502/4, Sear5 #1439

Offered on ebay by antares27
Jan_2012mdelvalle

Brutus Denarius66 viewsAR denarius of L. Plaetorius Cestianus and M. Junius Brutus commemorating the assassination of C. Julius Caesar, 43-42 BC, 19mm, 3.31g
obv: BRVT IMP L PLAET CEST bare head of Brutus, r.
rev: EID MAR pileus (liberty cap) between two daggersSRukke

Brutus Denarius.165 viewsBrutus AR denarius.

BRVTVS Ax, simpulum and knife.

LENTVLVS SPINT Jug and lituus.

Cr500/7Will Hooton

Brutus Eid Mar67 viewsSellers description:
ANCIENT ROMAN SILVER IMPERIAL DENARIUS COIN BRUTUS
Brutus, struck by L. Plaetorius Cestianus. Denarius, 43-42 BC. Obv: BRVT IMP above bare head of Brutus right, L PLAET CEST behind portrait. Rx: EID MAR Pileus between two daggers.
Approximate Dimensions: 20mm Weight: 3.75 grams

Described as "100& genuine. Old private German collection 60-90's"
Sold for £1,120.00 on ebay by OldLostWorld in May 2016.helvetica

Brutus Eid Mar Denarius Daggers and Pileus539 viewsOnce more, the most often falsified Roman coin. Sold on German Ebay in Dec. 2005 for 126 Euros.

submitted by rupertRupert

BRUTUS EID.MAR Report482 viewsPresently on sale through E-bay (22.08.06). Seller reports finding coin in his basement with a collection of others. Hmmm.

Brutus with Lentulus Spinter61 viewsAx, simpulum and sacrificial knife, BRVTVS below.

Pitcher and lituus, LENTVLVS / SPINT below.

Denarius, 3.90g.

Smyrna, 42 BC.

Crawford 500/7. Sydenham 1310. Sear, Imperators 198.

Selling on Ebay August 2014 as authentic
Jay GT4

Brutus, AV Aureus, Casca Longvs265 viewsObv:- BRVTVS IMP, Bare head of Brutus right
Rev:- CASCA LONGVS, Trophy with arms beneath
Crawford 507/1b. Sydenham 1297.
Fig 16a is the false coin - 8.22g
Fig 16b is genuine London - 7.99g
Fig 16c is genuine ex Leu 52, 1991, Lot 148 - 8.07g

This coin is part of what IAPN/BOC coined as the British Museum Forgers (BMF) production. These are coins based on electrotypes of coins from the British Museum (BM) that have been used to create new dies that have been enhanced in various ways. These coins are considered dangerous counterfeits and caused a lot of embarrassment amongst dealers in the mid-late 1980s when they made it through onto the market.

Whilst being dangerous they all share certain characteristics:-
a) the relief on the coin type is much more rounded and fuller than on the original coin and is often higher
b) many of the coins show no sign of any real wear but lack sharpness giving the impression of being weakly struck
c) the coin is known in an example from the same dies in the BM collection
d) the coin differs in very small ways and these changes are areas of either wear or damage on the BM coin
e) the area of join between the coin type and the flan is never really sharp
f) on gold coins the fields tend to be perfectly flat with some wavyness or convexity on the reverse. The surfaces are so perfect they look like melted chocolate
g) the pattern of wear makes no sense with very clear details on areas which are higher in relief than more flat or worn ones

The coin is magnificent, perfect surfaces and is basically FDC but Brutus' hair is partially worn flat. Comes from an electrotype of the BM coin (16b with 16 c coming from the same dies.) The colour of the gold is wrong and the usual relief issues. One notable point is the indentation on the shield incorrectly copies the dig on the shield on the BM coin, the third coin shows the shield without the dig.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 17, No. 1 in 1992 - Example 16
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm

Brutus, AV Aureus, Casca Longvs183 viewsObv:- BRVTVS IMP, Bare head of Brutus right
Rev:- CASCA LONGVS, Trophy with arms beneath
Crawford 507/1b. Sydenham 1297.
Fig 7a is the false coin - 5.21g
Fig 7b is genuine Leu 52, 1991, lot 148 - 8.07g

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 17, No. 2 in 1992 - Example 7a
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm

Brutus, AV Aureus, Casca Longvs109 viewsObv:- BRVTVS IMP, Bare head of Brutus right
Rev:- CASCA LONGVS, Trophy with arms beneath
Crawford 507/1a
Fig 8 is the false coin

Struck from modern dies. Deep flan crack.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 12, No. 1 in 1987 - example 8
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm

Brutus, Denarius118 viewsObv: BRVT IMP L PLAET CEST, Bare head of Brutus right
Rev: EID MAR, Liberty cap between two daggers.
Cr 502/4, RSC 15, Syd 1301, Sear5 1439
Cast.
Ilya Prokopov

Brutus, Denarius, BMC 3861556 viewsObv: LIBERTAS
Bust: Head of Libertas right
Rev. No Legend
The consul L. Iunius Brutus walking left between two lictors and preceded by an accensus
Exe: BRVTVS
Ref: Cr. 433/1, Syd. 906, B. Iunia 31, BMC 3861

54 BC. Sold on Ebay by "bricksoftime" (Toronto Group)as an original coin in 1 day private auction.

Brutus, Denarius, BMC 3861705 viewsObv: LIBERTAS
Bust: Head of Libertas right
Rev. No Legend
The consul L. Iunius Brutus walking left between two lictors and preceded by an accensus
Exe: BRVTVS
Ref: Cr. 433/1, Syd. 906, B. Iunia 31, BMC 3861

Sold on Ebay by "fgross1s" as original. Toronto Group forgery.

Submitted by Bluefish
Bluefish

Brutus, Denarius, BMC 3861733 viewsObv: LIBERTAS
Bust: Head of Libertas right
Rev. No Legend
The consul L. Iunius Brutus walking left between two lictors and preceded by an accensus
Exe: BRVTVS
Ref: Cr. 433/1, Syd. 906, B. Iunia 31, BMC 3861

Sold on Ebay by " ciceronius33" as original. Toronto Group forgery. 23rd Feb 2005

Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm

Brutus, Denarius, BMC 3861133 viewsObv: LIBERTAS, Head of Libertas right
Rev. No Legend, The consul L. Iunius Brutus walking left between two lictors and preceded by an accensus
Exe: BRVTVS
Ref: Cr. 433/1, Syd. 906, B. Iunia 31, BMC 3861

Modern style.

Sold on ebay October 2009maridvnvm

Brutus, denarius, Casca Longvs214 viewsObv:- BRVTVS IMP, Bare head of Brutus right
Rev:- CASCA LONGVS, Trophy with arms beneath

Sold on ebay March 2008 for £200 by bulshop555.

Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm

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