Watch List notes:

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Mussidius Longus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 4.08 g, 3h). Rome mint. Diademed and veiled head of Concordia right; crescent below chin / Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOACIN and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left. Crawford 494/42c; CRI 188b; Sydenham 1093b; Mussidia 6a; cf. RBW 1746 (for type). Attractive iridescent toning, a couple light scratches. Near EF.


From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Alfred Franklin Collection (Baldwin's 99, 4 May 2016), lot 260 (hammer £360).