DR-821 | Crawford: 515/2
Lucius Servius Rufus
Lucius Servius Rufus

Gens: Servilia
Moneyer: Lucius Servius Rufus
Date and mint: 41 BC - Rome


Obverse: Bust of a man, right, with beard. Dotted border.
Legend: L SERVIVS RVFVS

Reverse: Dioscuri standing face to face, each wielding a spear and with the sword hanging from his waist. Dotted border.
Legend:

Comment: The character on the obverse, Servius Rufus, was a close ancestor of the author of this coin who in the 4th century BC had an outstanding performance in freeing the city of Tusculum from the siege imposed by the Latins. The great resemblance of the portrait to that of Brutus has made well-known numismatists think that it is a portrait of said character (Syndeham), but if we take into account that this piece is awarded to the mint of Roma, on the given date it is unthinkable that coins with the portraits of Octavian, Mark Antony and Brutus were made in the same Mint.

Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2012)
Price: 21,648 €