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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:     77000615 Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     L. Sestius and Q. Caepio Brutus Date Ruled:     43-42 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 42 Weight:     3.86 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     L • SESTI • PRO Q • Obverse Description:     Veiled and draped bust of Libertas right, wearing pearl necklace Reverse Legend:     Q • CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS Reverse Description:     Tripod between axe to left and simpulum to right Mint:     Military Primary Reference:     Crawford 502/2 Reference2:     RSC 11 Reference3:     Syd 1290 Reference4:     Kestner 3772; BMCRR East 41-45; CRI 201 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115038 Grade:     EF, toned, reverse struck slightly off center Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 615 Excellent silver quality for issue. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XXXIII (3 May 1994), lot 395.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.

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