QCaepioBrutus

AR Q. Caepio Brutus Denarius 54 B.C. (3.9g) Better known as M. Junius Brutus. Minted by Brutus, one of the assassins of Julius Caesar, while a young moneyer, to commemorate his ancestor L. Junius Brutus, Consul in 509 B.C., and to refer to the expulsion of the Tarquins. O: LIBERTAS behind head of Liberty r.; RSC Junia 31; BMC 3861; Syd. 906; Craw. 433/1 R: The Consul L. Junius Brutus walking l. between two lictors, preceded by an accensus G: Huge flan. Toned EF