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Denarius Junia: Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, PIETAS / ALBINVS•BRVTI•F
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 48 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A winged caduceus with two intertwined serpents rising above clasped right hands (dextrarum iunctio), the whole composition centrally placed within the field. The caduceus, symbol of Mercury and herald of peace and commerce, surmounts the handshake, an emblem of concordia and alliance. The legend ALBINVS • BRVTI • F arcs along the lower exergual border, identifying the moneyer as Albinus, son of Brutus. The design is boldly struck in high relief characteristic of late Republican coinage. |
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Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus issued this coin in 48 BC as moneyer, asserting his descent from Lucius Junius Brutus, the founder of the Republic itself — a genealogical claim that was politically loaded even by Roman standards. He is frequently overshadowed by his more famous adoptive kinsman Marcus Junius Brutus, yet Decimus was arguably the more operationally critical conspirator in 44 BC, being the man who personally escorted Caesar into the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March after Caesar had nearly turned back.
Decimus was later abandoned by his own troops, captured by a Gallic chieftain loyal to Mark Antony, and executed — his head sent to Antony as proof.