Brutus minted the silver denarius as a way to pay his troops in the aftermath of Julius Caesar's assassination. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Today, it could fund the purchase of a house. An "Ides of March" silver denarius, a Roman coin commemorating the slaying of Julius Caesar, will be offered for sale by Heritage Auctions Sept.

The assassination of Julius Caesar was finally avenged. To commemorate the event, Octavian commissioned the coin type on the reverse depicting the beginning of the construction of the Temple of Divine ...

A rare coin minted by Marcus Junius Brutus after he helped assassinate Julius Caesar will go to auction ... Brutus minted coins such as the silver denarius, which was worth about a day's pay ...

There were 27 of them, each characterized as a denarius — the main silver coin ... depicting the heads of former Roman emperors Julius Caesar and Titus Flavius Vespasian, as well as Agrippina ...

A gold coin from the first century B.C.E. featuring Brutus, the close ally and assassin of Julius Caesar, is anticipated to sell for more than $1.1 million at an auction in Switzerland.

In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a ...