DR-793 | Crawford: 502/2
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 €
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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