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Brutus - denarius - Sear 1431Marcus Junius Brutus. Lentulus Spinther, moneyer.
Denarius, struck 42 BC. Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius, perhaps in Smyrna. 18 mm, 3,46 gr
Simpulum between sacrificial axe and knife, Jug and lituus, BRVTVS below /
Jug and lituus, LENTVLVS SPINT below
Sear 1431, Sear Imperators 198, Crawford 500/7.

This type shows BRTVTS, his cognomen. Sear concludes that perhaps this type is the earliest type struck in honour of the tyrannicide. Obverse and reverse show the symbols of the respective priestly colleges Brutus and Cornelius Lentulus Spinther belonged to respectively.
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Brutus - Sear 1436 - Sear Imperators 209 - RRC 506/2Updated photo'sLimes
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C. Cassius Longinus - Sear 1447, Sear Imperators 221, RRC 500/3C. Cassius Longinus
Denarius, 17 mm, 3,61 gr. Smyrna, 42 BC
C CASSI IMP - LEIBERTAS, Head of Libertas right /
LENTVLVS SPINT, sacrificial implements: jug and lituus
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D. Iunius Brutus Albinus - denarius - Sear 426, Sear Imperators 25, Cr 450/1a1 commentsLimes
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Julius Caesar - Sear 1399, Cr443/1 Sear imperators (1998), no. 9. Limes
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M. Junius Brutus - Sear 1436, RRC 506/2See also Sear imperators (1998), no. 209 2 commentsLimes
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M. Volteius M.f. - denarius - Sear 312, RRC 385/1, Clive Foss 21M. Volteius M.f.
Denarius, 17,5 mm, 3,94 gr. Rome, 78 BC
Laureate head of Jupiter right
M. VOLTEI M F, Tetrastyle temple of Jupiter Capitolinus
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Mark Antony - Crawford 544/14, Sear 1479 (Leg V)Sear imperators (1998), no. 349. LEG II was an Antonian legion that was disbanded or lost its separate identity after Actium. Limes
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Mark Antony - Sear 1478, RRC 542/2Limes
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Octavian - denarius - RIC I 267, Sear 1558, Sear Imperators 422, Van Meter 29The arch depicted on this coin was erected on the forum in rememberance of the victory of Octavian over Marc Antony, at Actium, in 31 BC. This single-span arcus Actianus was replaced in 19 BC by the arcus Augusti which was built to celebrate the recovery by Augustus of the famous standards lost by Crassus to the Parthian empire at the battle of Carrhae, in 53 BC. The arcus Augusti is also depicted on coins, see RIC I 359. 2 commentsLimes
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Octavian - denarius - Sear 1557, Sear Imperators 421, Clive Foss 15, Van Meter 27, RIC I 266Denarius, 21 mm, 3,47 gr

Bare head of Octavian right /
IMP CAESAR on the architrave of the Roman Senate House (Curia Julia), Curia Julia, central paneled doors with three rows of three medallions, three windows above and porch supported by four short columns. Legend on the architrave of the Curia Juli. Surmounting the apex of roof, a statue of Victory facing with wreath in right hand and vexillum in left, on globe. At the extremities of the architrave two statues of standing figures turned inward, scepter in outer hand and parazonium in inner hand. In the pediment a figure is shown seated between two birds vis-à-vis.

The construction of the Curia Julia, the new senate house, began under Julius Caesar in 44 BC. It was completed and dedicated by Octavian on 28 August 29 BC. The remains of the Senate House are still visible today and appears is fairly well-preserved due to the fact that it was converted into a Church for St. Hadrian in 630 CE. Much of the original decoration was removed either after the conversion of the building into a church or after the forum itself was abandoned, however a lot of the marble flooring remains impeccably preserved.
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Octavian - Sear 1550, RIC 257, Sear Imperators 401, Van Meter 12Octavian
Denarius, 20 mm, 3,62 gr. Rome, 32-31 BC
Bare head of Octavian right /
CAESAR - DIVI F, Mercury naked and winged sandals, seated right on rock upon which is spread his cloack, petasus slung on his back, holding lyre with both hands.

For a closer examination of the reverse, see: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=123107.0
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Petillius Capitolinus - Sear 486, Crawford 487/2bSear Imperators 1998, no. 174a 2 commentsLimes
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Sextus Pompey - denarius - Crawford 511/4a, Sear 1393, Sear Imperators 335, Clive Foss 69Sextus Pompey
Denarius, 17 mm, 3,94 gr. Sicily, 42-40 BC
MAG.PIVS - IMP.ITER, the Pharos of Messana surmounted by statue of Neptune standing right, with foot upon prow, holding trident and rudder; in foreground, galley to left, with aquila on prow and scepter, trident, and grappling-iron in stern /
PRAEF. CLAS. ET. ORAE [MARIT EX SC], the monster Scylla, her torso of dogs and fishes, wielding a rudder as a club

This beautifully designed coin refers to a naval battle between Sextus and Octavian (or, better, their respective admirals) near Messina. Sear dates the coin 42 - 40 BC. However, it seems more likely that this coin was struk later (38 BC). The narrow sealane between Messian (Sicily) and the tip of the 'Italian boot' (Calabria), housed the legendary monsters Scylla and Charybdis. As the strait at that point is very narrow, sailors avoiding Charybdis would sail (too) close to Scylla, and vice versa. The battle resulted in a victory for Sextus, honored as the 'son of Neptune'.

One of the best designs of the imperatorial coinage in my opinion!
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Sextus Pompey Magnus Pius - denarius - Q. NASIDIVSSextus Pompey Magnus Pius
Denarius, 19 mm, 3.32 gr
NEPTVNI / Bare head of Pompey the Great right; before, trident; below, dolphin downwards.
Q·NASIDI[VS] / Galley with billowing sail and bank of rowers moving to right. Figure holding rudder on the stern, figure on prow pointing upwards. Star in upper field to the left.
Sear Imperators 235, RRC 483/2
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Sextus Pompey Magnus Pius - Sear 1392, RRC 511/3bSee also Sear imperators (1998), MO. 334. Limes
   
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