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Politics and Coins |
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The coins of Marcus Antonius and Marcus Brutus, in comparison, highlight the political unrest that led up to the assasignation of Julius Caesar. These men use their coinage, respectively, to denote and encourage their political beliefs. Marcus Antonius, for example, depicts himself alone on the obverse of his coins in bold support and aspiration for the emperorship. Marcus Brutus, on the other hand, depicts himself on the reverse of coins and generally in a line of ruling peoples, showing his support for senatorial government. The coins these men struck support and supplement the historical writings about them.
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