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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     73000807      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     L. Servius Rufus Date Ruled:     41 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 41 Weight:     3.80 g Die Axis:     5 h Obverse Legend:     L SERVIVS RVFVS Obverse Description:     Bare head of Brutus(?) right Reverse Description:     Dioscuri standing facing, each holding spear and with sword hanging from waist Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     Crawford 515/2 Reference2:     RSC 10 Reference3:     Sydenham 1082 Reference4:     CRI 324 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=91291 Grade:     VF, toned, areas of flat strike, light scratches Notes:     Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 807 Rare. This moneyer is only known from his coins. The obverse bust has traditionally been regarded as portraying Servius Sulpicius Rufus who was responsible for raising the siege of Tusculum in 377 BC. But since the moneyer is a Servius, not a Sulpicius, this identification is probably inaccurate. The portrait does bear a remarkable resemblance to Brutus and it seems perhaps likely that the coin was struck as an expression of political sympathy toward Brutus' cause.

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