A gold coin issued by Brutus and described as a "naked and shameless" celebration of the assassination of Julius Caesar has sold for £3.2 million, a record for an ancient coin.

The gold aureus, which depicts the daggers of Marcus Junius Brutus and his fellow assassin Cassius, with the inscription EID MAR - for the ides of March, the date of the murder - is one of only three of its kind known. The others are on long-term loan to the British Museum and in the collection of the German Federal Bank.

It was struck in the summer or autumn of 42BC by a military mint travelling with the forces of Brutus and Cassius shortly before their defeat by Mark Antony and Octavian at the Battle of Philippi in Macedonia.

The coin had a presale estimate of £500,000 but sold for £2.7 million, with a buyer's premium of 20 per cent added after.

To read the complete article (subscription required), see:
Julius Caesar assassination coin sells for record amount(https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/julius-caesar-assassination-coin-sells-for-record-2-7m-806868rt9)

To read other articles, see:
BCE Caesar Assassination Coin Sold at Auction for $ 3.5 Million(https://pledgetimes.com/bce-caesar-assassination-coin-sold-at-auction-for-3-5-million/)
Roman gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar 2,000 years ago sells for a record £3.24 MILLION at auction(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8896741/Antiques-Roman-gold-coin-commemorating-assassination-Caesar-sells-record-3-24-MILLION.html)
Roman coin authenticated in Sarasota area sets world record at auction(https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2020/10/30/roman-coin-authenticated-sarasota-area-sets-world-record-auction/6083534002/)

To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
BRITISH MUSEUM DISPLAYS UNIQUE GOLD EID MAR COIN(https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v13n12a24.html)
GOLD IDES OF MARCH COIN OFFERED(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n41a25.html)
DAVID VAGI GOLD IDES OF MARCH COIN INTERVIEW(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n42a28.html)