A gold coin depicting Marcus Junius Brutus—the Roman senator who assassinated Julius Caesar, fatally stabbing him 23 times with a group of co-conspirators—has sold for €1.98 million (just ...

A rare coin minted by Marcus Junius Brutus after he helped assassinate Julius Caesar will go to auction next week. The gold coin — one of only 17 of its kind known to exist — dates to 43 or 42 ...

If you click on a link in this story we may earn affiliate revenue. AN ICONIC silhouette on a 50p coin makes it worth considerably more than its face value - but most people wouldn't even notice.