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Monthly Auction 61175 25 Oct 2020
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Q. Cassius Longinus (ca. 55 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3h). NGC VF, bankers mark, scratch, graffito. Rome. Q•CASSIVS-VEST, diademed and veiled head of Vesta right / Curule chair within circular temple of Vesta between urn and voting tablet inscribed A C (Absolvo Condemno). Crawford 428/1. Sydenham 916. Cassia 7.
From the Bacchus Collection
As on Crawford 413/1 of L. Cassius Longinus, the obverse/reverse combination on this issue refers to the Trial of the Vestal Virgins in 113 BC, presided over by the moneyer's ancestor, L. Cassius Longinus Ravilla.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 100-200 USD
Q. Cassius Longinus (ca. 55 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3h). NGC VF, bankers mark, scratch, graffito. Rome. Q•CASSIVS-VEST, diademed and veiled head of Vesta right / Curule chair within circular temple of Vesta between urn and voting tablet inscribed A C (Absolvo Condemno). Crawford 428/1. Sydenham 916. Cassia 7.
From the Bacchus Collection
As on Crawford 413/1 of L. Cassius Longinus, the obverse/reverse combination on this issue refers to the Trial of the Vestal Virgins in 113 BC, presided over by the moneyer's ancestor, L. Cassius Longinus Ravilla.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-q-cassius-longinus-ca-55-bc-ar-denarius-19mm-3h-ngc-vf-bankers-mark-scratch-graffito/a/61175-97046.s?type=CoinArchives61175
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 100-200 USD