Rare Roman coin featuring Brutus sold at Geneva auction for almost €2m
by Agence France-Presse in Geneva from World news | The Guardian on (#6STC5)
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.
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