An extremely rare gold coin featuring Brutus, who helped spearhead Julius Caesar's assassination, is up for auction in December.

I n Geneva, a rare Roman gold coin featuring the portrait of Marcus Brutus, the infamous assassin of Julius Caesar, was recently auctioned for a staggering €1.98 million, as rep

A gold coin featuring Marcus Junius Brutus, minted after he helped assassinate Roman leader Julius Caesar, has been put up for 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 (US$2.09 million), according to organiser Numismatica Genevensis.