Brutus Assassin of Julius Caesar AR Roman Imperatorial Denarius 54 BC Sterling Silver Coin Liberty Brvtvs Gens Junia Museum Reproduction CSRD0035

The moneyer here is the well known Brutus, one of the most famous Caesar’s murderer. Orphan at a young age, Brutus was adopted by his uncle Quintus Servilius Caepio and not by Julius Caesar as it is believed. Brutus then used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus before taking back his birth name.

The gens Junia was one of the most celebrated families at Rome. The gens may originally have been patrician. The family was already prominent in the last days of the Roman monarchy. Lucius Junius Brutus was the nephew of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the seventh and last King of Rome, and on the expulsion of Tarquin in 509 BC, he became one of the first consuls of the Roman Republic.
DESIGN:
Obverse side
Head of Liberty right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace of pendants, hair in knot
Legend:
LIBERTAS

Reverse side
Lucius Junius Brutus (consul in 509 BC) walking in procession left between two lictors, preceded by an accensus
Legend:
BRVTVS in ex.

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