Beware the IDEs of March!

The inverse of EID MARCH or IDEs of March, denarius depicts two daggers and a hat of freedom, with the inscription EID MAR. Photo (c) Harlan j. Berk, Ltd. One of the most popular coins of all time is the EID MARCH Munda Marcus Junius Brutus 43/42 BC. When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, he threw Rome in more than three years of civil war, eliminating his opponents along the way. In 49 B.C., many citizens leaders, including some Sixty Senators Romans, were come to see Cesare as a power-grabber that wanted to be King. This is an unacceptable situation for men such as Brutus, who wanted to keep their beloved Republic. Brutus, who was a friend of Caesar, conspired with a group of his fellow senators to assassinate Caesar. This group of conspirators calls the Liberatores, or liberators. They believed that they would release the Roman Republic against the threat of the tyranny of a monarch, if they could remove Julius Caesar from rule. In 44 BC, the 15th day of March, a well known day in the Roman calendar as the IDEs of March, Brutus and his co-conspirators affected. Using daggers, that they were hidden beneath their tunics, flew to Caesar in a hail of shots of him stabbing knife, at least 30 times. When Caesar made his good friend, Brutus was among his aggressors, asked, "Et tu, Brute?" ("You too, Brutus?") As Caesar lay dead on the steps of the portico, Brutus jubilantly cried, "people of Rome, we are once again free!"Unfortunately for Brutus, the population was very fond of Julius Caesar. Marcus Antonius (Marc Antony) took advantage of violation in leadership and loudly condemned actions of Brutus. Brutus was forced to flee to Rome with his soldiers. After several meetings, military forces of Brutus fell Marco Antonio and Ottaviano (which later became Caesar Augustus) in 42 BC. Brutus committed suicide before he could be taken Prisoner commanders. Ancient Roman military as Brutus had to pay their soldiers, and they did generally with a silver coin called a denarius. They often coined their own coinage, laboratories of mint that accompanied the army. They often used these coins as a means of propaganda, or to commemorate important victories. In the case of Brutus, has released a series of gold and silver coins, commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar. Brutus released the silver denarius EID MARCH to remind his soldiers who fought for the Roman Republic. The reverse of the coin features the images of two daggers, that among them is a cap of freedom, an ancient symbol of freedom. The inscription reads MAR EID, namely "Eidibus Martiis" or "IDEs of March". The message was meant to convey that on IDEs of March, Brutus set free transaction.However Romans, there is a curious inconsistency here: in ancient times, especially in Rome a Republican, was not considered a seemly to put a picture of a person living on a coin. Sometimes deities were represented which bear a striking resemblance to the actual ruler, but courageously position your likeness of coins were at risk of being seen as a King. Actually, it was Julius Caesar's likeness on its coins that helped foment the insurgency against him. Yet, here we have Brute doing exactly the same thing! the obverse of the coin features a portrait of Marcus Brutus. The inscription reads BRVT IMP L PLAET CEST, namely Brutus, Emperor, Lucio Plaetorius Cestianus. Lucio Plaetorius Cestianus was the moneyer who actually managed workers of mint that produced the currency. Name of Moneyer usually appeared on Coinage Roman Republican and was a kind of trademark dosing, guaranteeing the quality of the metal. Imperator, approximately, meant "honored military commander." the 60 specimens of this remarkable currency are estimated to exist in silver, with 2 known in gold. Silver Specimens under conditions extremely thin have sold at auction for $ 120,000 including taxes. Examples of low grade silver are occasionally on the market for about $ 50,000, making it a costly proposition to add this currency historically important to your collection.