Ancient Roman Gold Stater ~ Brutus Thrace Civil War ~ Rare Mint Issue - $1,550 - (Auburn, CA)
Marcus Junius Brutus Late Roman Republic Civil War 44 - 42 BC Thrace, Callatis 8.27 grams Nice coin. Great history. " The three issuing cities Tomis, Callatis, and Istrus were controlled by Brutus and Cassius. Brutus and Cassius concentrated their forces in the area of Macedonia and Thrace. Brutus is known to have collected gold in Thrace to pay mercenaries and to have employed large numbers of Thracian mercenaries in his army. At that time, since many soldiers were illiterate, they were paid in coins that they were used to seeing and recognized as money. If these Thracian mercenaries had been paid in Imperatorial gold aureii, they likely would not have accepted them, as they would have looked foreign to them. Therefore, it seems that Brutus issued Greek-style gold staters to pay his Thracian mercenaries. This may be one reason why so few Imperatorial aureii struck by Brutus exist. In conclusion, these gold staters bearing the deified portrait of Alexander the Great, an issue initiated by Lysimachus in 281 BC, were struck in 44-42 BC by Brutus to pay mercenaries fighting against the forces of Mark Anthony and Octavian. These are in fact coins from one of the best known conflicts in the history of man." The few small imperfections on this beautiful coin, identifiable under magnification, mostly look die related to me. There are a couple of dings on the reverse that are minor (i.e. one on the edge at 2:30 o'clock). I'm no numismatic expert but I would grade it at Almost Uncirculated to Mint State. Ex. Harlan Berk A copy of the HJ Berk invoice included with purchase. -------------------------- California Sales Tax is charged on all sales made within or shipped within the State of California. The only exception is for holders of a valid California State Resellers Permit, a copy of which must be made available to me in order to be exempt from the tax. California Sales Tax is not charged by me on out-of-state sales or international sales. International sales are proces…
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