Lot 17
Brutus, d. 42 BC. AR Denarius, traveling mint, Smyrna (?), c. early 42 BC. Very scarce. Axe, simpulum, and sacrificial knife; BRVTVS below. Reverse: Jug and lituus; below, LENTVLVS SPINT. Craw. 550/7; RSC 6. Lightly toned, with faint IVV graffiti in reverse left field. Apparently small edge test cut at top. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
Ex Moreira Collection, 1988, lot 1820.
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