“It was made in 42 BC, two years after the famous assassination, and is one of the most important and valuable coins of the ancient world,” explained Salzberg.The front of the coin features a portrait of Marcus Junius Brutus, one of Caesar’s assassins, and the other side dramatically depicts two daggers and the marking “EID MAR.” The initials represent the Latin abbreviation for the Ides of March, which corresponds to March 15 on the calendar and is the date Caesar was assassinated. According to the auction house, this previously unrecorded coin was closely held in a private European collection for many years. The name of the winning bidder was not revealed by Roma Numismatics Limited. Many of us believed it would sell for millions, and it did.” “It’s a masterpiece of artistry and rarity, still in mint condition after 2,000 years, and only the third known example made in gold. “I’m not surprised it set a world record as the most valuable ancient coin ever sold,” said Salzberg. The impressive performance of the nickel-sized coin came as no surprise to Mark Salzberg, Chairman of Sarasota, FL-based Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, the company whose experts in the U.S.
The selling price, which includes a buyer’s premium, was more than six times the pre-auction estimate of $650,000.
AN ULTRA-RARE “Ides of March” gold coin commemorating the assassination of Roman dictator Julius Caesar in 44 BC broke an auction record Thursday when it fetched $4.2 million at London-based Roma Numismatics Limited.
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