A gold coin from the first century B.C.E. featuring Brutus, the close ally and assassin of Julius Caesar, is anticipated to sell for more than $1.1 million at an auction in Switzerland. The profile… ...

A rare coin minted by Marcus Junius Brutus after he helped assassinate Julius Caesar will go to auction next week. The gold coin — one of only 17 of its kind known to exist — dates to 43 or 42 ...

An extremely rare Roman coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar has surfaced and may be worth millions of dollars, according to coin experts. “It was made in 42 B.C., two years ...

A Roman Coin Minted as a Salute to Julius Caesar’s Assassination Is Up for Auction The 2,000-year-old gold piece, perhaps worn by one of the murderers, could sell for $2 million ...

Bought by an anonymous bidder for £2.7 million ($3.5 million), the “aureus” coin features a portrait of Marcus Junius Brutus – one of the ringleaders in the assassination of Caesar in 44 BC.

The gold coin, which dates from 42 B.C. and is valued at $4.2 million, is thought to have been looted from a field near where an army loyal to Brutus camped during the struggle for control of Rome.

The Eid Mar coin was first brought to the museum in 1932 by expert numismatist Oscar Ravel. A plaster cast of the coin, which was made during that visit, is still retained by the museum today.

The silver Eid Mar is about the size of a one pence coin and marks the assassination of Roman emperor Caesar on the 'Ides of March' - March 15, 42 BC.

Bought by an anonymous bidder for £2.7 million ($3.5 million), the “aureus” coin features a portrait of Marcus Junius Brutus – one of the ringleaders in the assassination of Caesar in 44 BC.