Gaius Cassius Longinus issued this denarius about 42 BCE; its symbolism, including a veiled head of Liberty and religious implements (a jug and an augur's curved staff), presents a justification for the assassination of Caesar. The following coin of Marcus Junius Brutus is less subtle, since it contains a direct reference to the Ides of March along with a pair of daggers and a cap of liberty (the type of headgear that was given to slaves when they were freed); the front of the coin depicts the head of Brutus.