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The mid-March timing of the auction announcement was no fluke, according to Russo. The sale-in-person and online at -will take place at the Hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich. “It could be appealing not only to coin collectors but to history and art lovers in general and to major institutions around the world,” Russo says. “The speculation that the coin was pierced to be worn by one the close allies of Brutus adds further fascination,” says Russo, who expects both individual collectors and museums to bid on the coin. It is believed that it could have been worn by a high-ranking supporter and perhaps even one of the conspirators of Caesar’s murder. The French painter Pcheux spent twenty-four years of his career in Rome. The coin has a tiny hole in it just above the head of Brutus. One side of the coin features a portrait of Brutus with the inscription "BRVT IMP" or Brutus, Imperator. The other side of the coin features a portrait of Brutus with the inscription “BRVT IMP” or Brutus, Imperator.
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The Ides of March, along with two daggers and a liberty cap symbolizing the fight for freedom. However, this reasoning is faulty because of Caesar’s.
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One side of the coin shows an inscription that reads “EID MAR” short for Julius Caesar ’s assassination was unjustified because he was a brilliant military strategist and a generous and well loved political leader, however, many believe it was justified because he was a threat to the democratic government system. “In an era when communication through the media was virtually nonexistent,” Russo adds, “coins were the most important means of political propaganda and this coin is an excellent example of it.” Managing director of Numismatica Ars Classica, the collectibles firm behind the auction whose offices are in London, Milan, and Zurich. “The murder of Julius Caesar is one of the most famous historical events of history and this coin witnesses it in a very powerful way,” says The key members that plotted to kill Caesar were Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. This event took place at the Temple of Pompey during one of his meetings with the Senate. Caesar entrusted Brutus and Cassius to be his eyes and ears in the. Julius Caesar was believed to be assassinated by around 40 to 60 senators during the Ides of March (Mar 15) in 44 BC. The conspirators were not from outside forces of Rome instead, they were from Caesar’s inner circle of elite senators. It is the only one of its type with exceptional provenance, dating from before World War II, according to the sale announcement. Julius Caesar’s assassination cannot be justified it was treason and murder, even though those who murdered him defended their actions as tyrannicide. The coin has been on display for the past decade at the British Museum in London, where it was on long-term loan from a private collector.