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A gold coin from the first century B.C.E. featuring Brutus, the close ally and assassin of Julius Caesar, is anticipated to sell for more than $1.1 million at an auction in Switzerland. The profile… ...
An ancient gold coin described as a “naked and shameless celebration” of the assassination of Julius Caesar, featuring a portrait of one of the men who killed him, has set a new record for a ...
A rare coin minted by Marcus Junius Brutus after he helped assassinate Julius Caesar will go to auction next week. The gold coin — one of only 17 of its kind known to exist — dates to 43 or 42 ...
According to the auction house, Numismatica Ars Classica, the Eid Mar coin was minted by Julius Caesar's betrayer, Marcus Junius Brutus, to celebrate the assassination of Caesar on 15th March, ...
An ancient Roman coin celebrating Julius Caesar’s death has set an auction record. Last Thursday, the ultra-rare gold coin, dating back more than 2,000 years, sold to an anonymous bidder for a ...
Rare coin 'worn by Julius Caesar's killer' and minted to celebrate the Roman leader's assassination could fetch up to £1.5m at auction. Julius Caesar was murdered in Rome on March 15, 44BC by ...
A rare ancient gold coin marking the 44 BC slaying of Roman noble Julius Caesar will be sold at auction on May 30 in Zurich and is expected to fetch more than £1.5 million (US$2 million).
THE IDES OF MARCH (246 pp.)—Thornton Wilder—Harper ($2.75). Suppose that, after the death of Caesar, some industrious private investigator assembled all the relevant documents on the murder ...
An ancient gold coin described as a “naked and shameless celebration” of the assassination of Julius Caesar, featuring a portrait of one of the men who killed him, has set a new record for a ...