Rare Roman coin featuring Brutus sold at Geneva auction for almost €2m

Item bears a portrait of Julius Caesar's assassin surrounded by a laurel wreath with war symbols on the reverse

A rare Roman coin featuring the portrait of Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar, has sold at a Geneva auction for 1.98m (1.64m), according to the organiser Numismatica Genevensis.

The item was purchased by a European collector following intense bidding among eight online bidders", the dealer said in a statement.