It illustrates the Ides of March simply because the earlier painting (. No member from this site currently wants to exchange it. The Death of Caesar (1867) by Jean-Leon Gerome is in the Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore). Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection. As March approaches, I cant help but think about the Ides of March, thanks to Shakespeares indelible dramatization of Julius Caesars assassination on. Minted by the military mint travelling with Brutus in the East, late summer-autumn, 42 BC. There are 3 known examples of this coin in gold. This coin is of particular interest as it combines on obverse the only known portrait of Brutus on a coin and on reverse an unabashed celebration of the assassination of Julius Caesar. This same day saw the assassination of Julius Caesar, eventually involving Brutus. Brutus EID MAR issue relates to one of world historys crucial turning points, the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March. The Ides of March are a day of celebrations dedicated to the god Mars, corresponding to March 15th in the Roman calendar. Pileus between two daggers below, inscription. (Emperor Brutus / Lucius Plaetorius Cestianus) Reverse Caesar was stabbed to death at a meeting of the senate on the 15th March 44 B.C, by as many as 60 conspirators, led by Brutus and Cassius. Caius Cassius, and they were close friends in spite of their very different natures.
Bare head of Brutus right above and before, inscription behind, moneyer mark.īrutus Imperator Lucius Plateorius Cestianus
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