Golden Artifacts Brutus and Marcus Aurelius 2 Most Famous Roman Coins Unique Gift Roman Empire 20 plus 26-S

Brutus (85-42 BC) The liberty cap was an ancient symbol of freedom. Imperator meant “honored military commander”. The produced the coin. moneyer’s name usually appeared on Roman Republican coinage and was a sort of assay mark, guaranteeing the quality of the metal. This coin not only gives us an accurate portrait of Brutus but confirms his participation in the assassination of Julius Caesar on the 15th of March (ides of March) in 44 BC. Brutus and a group of conspiring senators assassinated Julius Caesar. Using daggers, they had hidden beneath their tunics, they stabbed Caesar 30 times. When Caesar realized his good friend, Brutus was among his attackers, he asked, “Et tu, Brute?” (You, too, Brutus?). This quotation is widely used in Western Culture to signify the utmost betrayal. Brutus committed suicide in 42 BC so he would not be taken prisoner by Marc Anthony and Octavian. Marcus Aurelius (26th of April 121AD – 17th of March 180 AD) Marcus was Emperor of Rome from 161-180 AD. He was considered the last of the “Five Good Emperors” and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers. Marcus Aurelius’ work meditations, was written in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180 AD, is still revered as a literary monument to a philosophy of service and duty, describing how to find and preserve equanimity in the midst of conflict by following nature as a source of guidance and inspiration. The reverse belongs to Antonius Pius signifying the Munificentia, the spirit of imperial generosity, at the celebration of Rome’s 900th anniversary in 147-148 AD.