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Marcus Iunius Brutus / Lucius Sestius
Marcus Iunius Brutus / Lucius Sestius


Gens: Junia
Moneyer: Marcus Iunius Brutus / Lucius Sestius
Date and mint: 43 BC/42 BC - ?


Obverse: Bust of Libertas, right, draped and veiled. Dotted border.
Legend: L SESTI PRO Q

Reverse: Tripod; to the left, axe; on the right, Simpulo. Dotted border.
Legend: Q CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS

Comment: The author of this denarius, L. Sestius, minted this coin when he served under Brutus in Macedonia. Later, once Brutus died, he joined Octavian's side, who appointed him Consul Suffectus.

Provenance: Bertolami Fine Arts (2012)
Price: 9,000
502/2
502/2
Image courtesy of: Bertolami Fine Arts

Other references

Crawford: 502/2
DR: 793
BMCRR (Grueber): Este 41
B (Babelon): Junia 37 Sestia 2
RSC (Seaby): Bruto 11
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): Bruto 9
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 1433
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: 201
CRR (Sydenham): 1290
Cal (Calicó): 877
RBW: 1768
Other authors: Cohen 11

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