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Two exceptional coins, a 1,000-year-old Madinah gold dinar and a Julius Caesar assassination memento, will be auctioned this week by Numismatica Genevensis SA in Geneva.
Highlights

• Madinah Gold Dinar (92 AH / 710 CE): Minted during the reign of Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I, this rare coin symbolizes Madinah’s significance in Islamic history. Starting bid: 200,000 Swiss francs ($226,000).

• Brutus Aureus (43 BC): Minted after Julius Caesar’s assassination, this ancient Roman gold coin reflects Marcus Brutus’s political ambition. Starting bid: 750,000 Swiss francs ($847,161).

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