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Contributor:
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. |
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Issuer: |
Gens JUNIA. Marcus Junius Brutus, ca. 42 BC. AV Stator, minted by Koson in Thrace. |
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Obverse: |
Consul accompanied by two lictors processing left, KOSWN in exergue. |
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Reverse: |
Eagle standing on scepter, facing left, holding wreath in talons. |
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Reference: |
RPC 1701b; BMC Thrace 2; BMCRR 48. See "comments" section below. |
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Comments: |
From CNG: The obverse depicts the great consul L. Junius Brutus, who expelled the tarquins from Rome in 509 BC, accompanied by two lictors bearing axes. The design is copied from the denarius issued by M. Junius Brutus when he was a moneyer in 54 BC (Crawford 433/1). The reverse, an eagle standing on a sceptre and holding a victory wreath, was evidently a standard type at Rome and occurs on the coinage of Q. Pomponius Rufus (Crawford 398/1). The monogram is to be read as BR or LBR (Brutus or L. Brutus). The designs express Brutus’ propoganda in the civil war perfectly: the obverse represents the historic fight against tyranny, and the reverse represents the victorious Roman eagle. |