Description Brutus Ides of March Gold Aureus Replica coin. Exceptionally rare, only three examples are known to exist. 43-42 BC. BRVT IMP L PLAET CEST, head of Brutus right / EID MAR, liberty cap, and two daggers. Cr508/3, Junia 52, Syd 1301. One of the assassins of Julius Caesar who assumed the title of imperator in 43 B.C. Brutus commemorates his assassination of Julius Caesar on the notorious Ides of March 44 BC, with his portrait and the famous reverse of two daggers on this coin he had struck. Joining forces with Cassius, they were defeated by Augustus and Marc Antony in 42 B.C. Diameter: 18 mm Material: 24k gold plated Made in the USA Packaged in a coin collecting flip with the description of the coin printed on a lip insert.
