The Roman coin about to be auctioned in Switzerland has been on display at the British Museum for the last 10 years, after being loaned to them by a private collector. Rare Coin Celebrating Caesar’s Assassination Might Fetch £5 Million.The Ides of March, Celebration of Roman Goddess Anna Perenna.One of the other two Eid Mar gold coins sold two years ago in London for the stunning price of $3.5 million (£2.78 million), which shows just how valuable these artifacts are to collectors fascinated by the culture and history of ancient Rome.

This highly coveted golden artifact is known as an Eid Mar or Ides of March coin, and it is one of only three of its type that is known to exist anywhere in the world. ( Public domain ) Just Three Coins Remain Celebrating the Assassination of Julius Caesar “To have a coin that commemorates such a well-known event, such a famous event, an event that has changed completely the course of history is quite extraordinary.” “It's priceless, but it still has a price tag,” Arturo Russo, managing director of the Numismatica Ars Classica auction house, told Bloomberg back in March after his employer first agreed to list the coin. In fact, this coin was minted specifically to celebrate this infamous act, on the orders of the individuals responsible for hatching the conspiracy that led to Caesar’s demise. The item in question is an ultra-rare gold coin that was minted in 42 BC, just two years after the assassination of the legendary Roman leader Julius Caesar. It is expected to be sold for an impressive amount of money, possibly as much as $2 million (£1.5 million) if current estimates are correct. A remarkable artifact from the final days of a decaying Roman Republic is going on auction in Zurich, Switzerland on May 30th 2022.

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