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M. Junius Brutus. Denarius; M. Junius Brutus; 54 BC, Denarius,3,5104 g 20 mm. Cr-433/1, Syd-906a, RSC Junia-31. Obv: Head of Liberty r., LIBERTAS behind. Rx: L. Junius Brutus, consul 509 BC, walking l. between two lictors who hold fasces over shoulder, and preceded by accensus; BRVTVS in exergue.
This early coin of Marcus Junius Brutus, struck during his term as moneyer in 54 BC, refers to his illustrious ancestry,L. Junius Brutus, one of the legendary first consuls of the nascent Roman Republic. Brutus was recruited by conspirators against Julius Caesar and became the figurehead leader of the assassins.