Note

The obverse depicts L Junius Brutus - a founding member of the Roman Republic and a key player in the downfall of the Roman monarchy (there's a lot of myth surrounding him). He was also supposed to be one of the first consuls - an office meant to prevent single man rule. The later Brutus who minted the coin is supposed to be his descendant.

The reverse depicts Gaius Servilius Ahala - a 5th century BCE Roman politician who murdered a wealthy man who was suspected of trying to become king named Spurius Maelius. Brutus also believes he is descended from Ahala on his mother's side.

Both figures are very interesting in their own rights.

So the coin is not only saying that Brutus has famous ancestors with considerable authoritas in their day (pretty normal for moneyers) but what I find really interesting is that both depicted are famous for allegedly saving Rome from a monarchy (Junius Brutus running off the deposed king and Ahala stabbing the would-be king) - which we see echoed with Brutus' own part in the conspiracy against Caesar. This coin was minted in 54 BCE, Caesar was assassinated in 44 BCE - pretty interesting unintentional foreshadowing.

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Brutus claimed (perhaps baselessly) that he was descended from Lucius Junius Brutus, the first consul, on his father's side, and from Ahala on his mother's, and thus was sprung from two tyrannicides. The head of Brutus on the annexed coin is therefore intended to represent the first consul.