A Roman gold coin bearing the image of Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar, will go to auction in Geneva on Monday, with bids set to start above $850,000. "A numismatist's eyes light up when ...

An ancient gold coin with an image of the Roman leader Sponsian, once thought to be a fake emperor, has been now proven real. Credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow / Public Domain A ...

auction house behind the sale. The aureus, the gold coin currency used in ancient Rome, was issued by Brutus and his friends a year or two after they assassinated Roman ruler Caesar in 44 BC, he said.

One of only 17 known artefacts of its kind, the coin re-emerged in the 1950s in a private collector's catalogue and later ...

auction house behind the sale. The aureus, the gold coin currency used in ancient Rome, was issued by Brutus and his friends a year or two after they assassinated Roman ruler Caesar in 44 BC ...

it is “a piece of history” marking the last chapters of the Roman Republic, Frank Baldacci, director of Numismatica Genevensis told AFP ahead of the sale. The coin was minted in 43-42 BC by ...

auction house behind the sale. The aureus, the gold coin currency used in ancient Rome, was issued by Brutus and his friends a year or two after they assassinated Roman ruler Caesar in 44 BC, he said.