BRUTUS, KOSON SILVER STATER, RPC 1701C, Date 44-42 BC, Silver Stater Olbia Thrace, Consul, Lictors

★ Extremely rare, the Koson Silver Stater is much rarer than the Koson Gold Stater - near extremely fine condition with nice details at booth sides - well centered - lovely silver patina colour toning ★
King of the Scyths, probably Military mint for Marcus Iunius Brutus
Reign: Geto-Dacians Epoch, Roman Republic, Civil War
Mint: Probably Olbia (?), King of the Scyths
Date: ca. 44/42 BC
Nominal: Stater / Drachm
Material: Silver
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 4.01g
Reference: RPC I 1701C
Reference: Fischer-Bossert, Typus B
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Obverse: Procession of Konsul Marcus Iunius Brutus and two lictors, left; the foremost and hindmost carrying an axe over shoulder. Monogram in the field
Inscription: KOSON ΟΛΒ
Translation: Koson Olbia (?)
Reverse: Eagle standing, left, on sceptre, holding wreath in on claw
Inscription: -
Translation: -
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Comment: The Koson Gold and Silver Stater is surrounded by many - to this day - unsolved mysteries. It is assumed that the gold stater was used to pay the higher-ranking officers for the campaign of Brutus and Cassius against Octavian and Marc Antony. This is the even rarer silver version. This type was probably used as payment for the lower ranks. The coins contain Roman iconography: on the obverse, there is an eagle standing on a scepter and holding a wreath in their claw (inspired by the silver denarii issued by Pomponius Rufus); the reverse contains three men dressed in togas, two of them holding an axe on the shoulder (possibly inspired by the silver denarii issued by Marcus Junius Brutus in 54 BC).
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