'We're not going to have stuffed sow's udders.'Ĭopyright ©2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Prices start as low as a hundred dollars for circulated more common issues, while higher-end rarities can bring five or six figures depending upon their quality and rarity. They also issued Double Denarii, worth twice the value of a normal denarius. To promote the sale, Heritage Auctions will throw a party in Beverly Hills next weekend with re-enactors dressed as Roman soldiers and historically-themed snacks. Silver coins were issued by Ancient Rome, with the most popular size called a denarius. Historians have inferred that Caesar shocked Romans by putting himself on a coin-a spot normally reserved for a god or hero-and Brutus would have betrayed his own lofty ideals by doing the same, Mr. Metcalf, a Yale University classics professor. Two daggers on one side symbolize the knives carried by Brutus and Cassius, assassins of Caesar, says William E.

The coin was struck to celebrate the March 15, 44 BC, assassination of Julius Caesar. The 'Ides of March' coin was struck by Brutus around 42 B.C., created by his army in the field under rough conditions. The Ides of March coin also known as the Denarius of Brutus or the EID MAR is a rare version of the denarius coin issued by Marcus Junius Brutus from 43 to 42 BC. Aboutaam says, adding that another 'Ides of March' coin is expected to come up for auction in Zurich in October. These factors could affect the selling price, Mr. 'You hold that coin in your hand, you feel a visceral part of Western history,' he says.Īli Aboutaam, a rare-coin collector and antiquities dealer based in Geneva, says that though the quality of the metal is high, the image of Brutus on the coin is not as sharp as possible-part of the beard is rubbed out, for instance-and the portrait is a bit off-center. candidate in Italian Renaissance art history and ancient Roman art at the University of California, Los Angeles, says he probably handled the coin 30 times but mostly left it locked up as an investment for the eight years he owned it before reselling it privately. Weller, a classics enthusiast since childhood and now a Ph.D. Sotheby's says the item went for roughly $90,000. and retained its popularity for over 400 years, well into the third century A.D. The denarius first appeared as the standard Roman coin around 211 B.C. In 1990, 'RoboCop' actor Peter Weller purchased the coin at a Sotheby's auction. Ancient Roman Imperatorial Julius Caesar style silver denarius coins were minted at the military mint traveling with Caesar in the time period of 49-48 B.C. The coin was once owned by Sy Weintraub, who produced many 'Tarzan' movies in the 1960s. Heritage is also reaching out to the sword-and-sandals set in Hollywood-producers, writers and actors from films with gladiator themes. Potential bidders next month, according to Heritage, include a tech executive, a collector creating a museum in Qatar and two Swiss coin enthusiasts.

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