ROMAN REPUBLIC - ROMAN REPUBLIC Junia, Q. Caepio Brutus (Marcus Junius Brutus Cæpio). Denarius ND (spring-summer 42 BC), Travelling workshop. Av. LEIBERTAS. Head of Liberty right. Rv. (at 6 h) CAEPIO. BRVTVS. PRO. COS. A lyre between a plectrum and a laurel branch with a ribbon. RRC.501/1 ; Silver - 4,03 g - 18,5 mm - 5 h NGC Ch XF 4/5 3/5 brushed (8583610-016). On an irregularly shaped blank, cut with shears, and also of irregular thickness. The strike is slightly off-centre. Only faint circulation marks, with a slight patina to the original gloss. Superb. On this denarius, Marcus Junius Brutus recalls the title of his adoptive father Q. Servilius Cæpio, himself the legitimate son of Marcus Junius Brutus and Servilia Cæpionis, Julius Caesar's mistress. Despite the favours Caesar granted him, he retained his republican ideals and stabbed him for the last time on 15 March 44 BC. Pursued by Mark Antony after two consecutive defeats, he committed suicide on 23 October 42 BC. His death marked the end of the Roman Republic, leaving power divided between Octavian and Antony.