Rare Roman coin sells for 1.98 mn euros at auction A rare Roman coin featuring the portrait of Brutus, the assassin of statesman Julius Caesar, sold Monday at a Geneva auction for 1.98 million euros, ...
The historic item was purchased by a "European collector following intense bidding among eight online bidders" for more than 1.83 million Swiss francs.
A rare Roman coin with a portrait of Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar, was sold at a Geneva auction on Monday for CHF1.89 million ($2.15 million), according to the organiser of the sale.