Coin certified by area company realizes nearly $4.2 million at auction

The EID MAR aureus was sold on Oct. 29 by Roma Numismatics Limited, a United Kingdom-based specialist.

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Courtesy. An ancient coin certifiedÂ by area firmÂ NGC Ancients has sold for nearly $4.2 million, the highest price ever paid for an ancient coin at auction, according to a press release.

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SARASOTA — An ancient coin certified by area firm NGC Ancients has sold for nearly $4.2 million, the highest price ever paid for an ancient coin at auction, according to a press release.

The EID MAR coin’s design has two daggers and a liberty cap on its reverse and celebrates the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March in 44 B.C. "EID MAR" abbreviates the Ides of March. By striking his own coins soon afterward, Brutus did not shirk his leading role in the murder, but presents it as a patriotic act in defense of Rome, the statement says.