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[Coin News] The coin, a dime-sized silver piece, features a portrait of Marcus Junius Brutus, the lead assassin of Julius Caesar, on one side and a liberty cap flanked by two daggers along with the legend EID MAR (for March 15, 44 BC, the date Caesar was assassinated) on the reverse.

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[Recent News on Artdaily.org] "Ides of March" denarius sets record at Heritage Auctions Long ...: 7 session of Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins was part of a four-day series of auctions at Heritage, featuring the Rubicon Collection of Roman coins and the Norman Jacobs Collection of Asian coins, which brought a total of $20.5 million together, setting a world record for a multi-consignor auction featuring World and Ancient coins.

[Uploads from Joe Geranio] Julius Caesar. August 43 BC. AR Denarius (3.96 g, 12h). Rome mint ...: Following his assassination, it was Caesar’s fellow consul and second-in-command, Antony, and not Octavian, Caesar’s official heir, who was in power. Within days of the funeral, Antony proclaimed himself as Caesar’s dictatorial successor, first by surrounding himself with a bodyguard made up of Caesar’s veterans and then by compelling the Senate in June 44 BC to transfer the provinces of Gallia Transalpina and Gallia Cisalpina - the latter under the control of one of the conspirators, Decimus Brutus - to himself for a five-year period.

[AuctionPublicity.com] Ides of March Denarius Coin Sets Record at Heritage Long Beach ...: Marcus Junius Brutus, Assassin of Caesar and Imperator (44-42 BC). AR denarius (3.72 gm). The Sept. 7 session of Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins was part of a four-day series of auctions at Heritage, featuring ...

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[coinportfoliomanagement] Roman silver coin sets new record at auction ...: On one side it features a portrait of Marcus Junius Brutus, who was the lead assassin of Julius Caesar, and on the other, a liberty cap flanked by two daggers with the legend EID MAR (for 15th March, 44 B.C), to symbolise the assassination and the ending of the dictatorship.

[Recent News on Artdaily.org] The Most Famous Ancient Coin of All at Heritage Auctions: His early coinage follows traditional themes, but his final type, the EID MAR issue of mid-42 BC, breaks the old Republican taboo by placing his own portrait on the obverse, coupled with the pileus or "cap of liberty" (traditionally given to freed slaves) between the daggers that executed Caesar. The choice of types could be seen as a brazen act of defiance as the armies closed for an ultimate clash in northern Greece.

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[Art and Coin TV Blog] "Ides of March" denarius sets record at Heritage ... - Art & Coin TV: 7 session of Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins was part of a four-day series of auctions at Heritage, featuring the Rubicon Collection of Roman coins and the Norman Jacobs Collection of Asian coins, which brought a total of $20.5 million together, setting a world record for a multi-consignor auction featuring World and Ancient coins.

[Uploads from Joe Geranio] Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great). 49 BC. AR ...: The symbolism of this coin, struck sometime prior to Pompey’s defeat at Pharsalus in 48 BC, was meant to extol his extraordinary past deeds, which counted for naught in his war against Caesar. The reverse of this coin commemorates Pompey’s naval victory over the Cilician pirates (the dolphin) and that on land against Mithridates VI of Pontus (the eagle).

[John Winter] Don't believe everything you read in the papers!: The silver Eid Mar - the size of a 1p piece - marks the assassination of emperor Caesar on the Ides of March - March 15, 42 BC. The coin - sold in California - was produced by Caesar’s assassin Marcus Brutus, whose head is on one side.

[The History Blog] The History Blog » Blog Archive » Robocop's Brutus Coin for sale: One of the first entries I ever wrote for this here blog back in June of 2006 was about an EID MAR denarius, a silver coin commemorating the murder of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 B.C., struck by assassin Marcus Junius Brutus. That particular Brutus coin had .

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