Q. Junius Brutus Caepius with L. Sestius, Denarius,Mint moving with Brutus, 43-42 BC, AR, (g 3,34, mm 17). Veiled and draped bust of Libertas r.; around, L SESTI PRO Q, Rv. Tripod; on l., axe; on r., simpulum; around, Q CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS. Crawford 502/2; Junia 37, Sestia 2; Sydenham 1290. Scarce. about very fine
This coinage was issued for an army under the command of L. Sestius Quirinalis, son of a Pompeian commander, who joined forces with the tyrannicides. After the downfall of Brutus, Sestius was pardoned by Octavian and later became a consul (23 BC). Sestius is also known as the dedicatee of one of Horace's odes (Carmina 1.4). Sestius and Horace both served under Brutus (Horace as a tribunus militum), and it may be during this service together that their friendship developed.