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CICF Signature Sale 3046 14-15 April 2016
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C. Cassius Longinus, Imperator and Assassin of Caesar (44-42 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.48 gm, 6h). Military mint moving with Brutus and Cassius, probably Smyrna, 42 BC. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legate. C • CASSI IMP, tripod with fillet hanging on either side, surmounted by cauldron and two laurel branches / LENTVLVS SPINT, jug and lituus. Crawford 500/1. Sydenham 1308. CRI 201. RSC 7. Sharply struck in good metal, with exceptional detail on tripod and jug. NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5.
Estimate: 2000-2400 USD
C. Cassius Longinus, Imperator and Assassin of Caesar (44-42 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.48 gm, 6h). Military mint moving with Brutus and Cassius, probably Smyrna, 42 BC. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legate. C • CASSI IMP, tripod with fillet hanging on either side, surmounted by cauldron and two laurel branches / LENTVLVS SPINT, jug and lituus. Crawford 500/1. Sydenham 1308. CRI 201. RSC 7. Sharply struck in good metal, with exceptional detail on tripod and jug. NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5.
Estimate: 2000-2400 USD