Heritage World Coin Auctions
CSNS Signature Sale 3099 5-7 May 2022
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Ancients
L. Mussidius Longus (ca. 42 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.81 gm, 3h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Rome. Radiate and draped bust of Sol-Helios facing, turned slightly to right / L • MVSSIDIVS • LONGVS, shrine of Venus Cloacina depicted is a low platform of galley-like form, with steps and a tripod to left, two statues of Venus at the center and a low column to right, CLOACIN inscribed on base. Crawford 494/43a. Mussidia 7. Sydenham 1094. Breathtakingly gorgeous cabinet toning with bright rainbow hues throughout.
The obverse of this famous type likely alludes to the "liberation" of Rhodes from forces loyal to Cassius and Brutus, the assassins of Caesar, who had sacked the city and stationed a garrison there the previous year. Rhodes had been famous for its gargantuan Colossus, a bronze statue depicting the sun god Helios, which had lain in ruins since it was felled by an earthquake in 226 BC.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-l-mussidius-longus-ca-42-bc-ar-denarius-18mm-381-gm-3h-ngc-choice-auand-9733-5-5-4-5/a/3099-31310.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
L. Mussidius Longus (ca. 42 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.81 gm, 3h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Rome. Radiate and draped bust of Sol-Helios facing, turned slightly to right / L • MVSSIDIVS • LONGVS, shrine of Venus Cloacina depicted is a low platform of galley-like form, with steps and a tripod to left, two statues of Venus at the center and a low column to right, CLOACIN inscribed on base. Crawford 494/43a. Mussidia 7. Sydenham 1094. Breathtakingly gorgeous cabinet toning with bright rainbow hues throughout.
The obverse of this famous type likely alludes to the "liberation" of Rhodes from forces loyal to Cassius and Brutus, the assassins of Caesar, who had sacked the city and stationed a garrison there the previous year. Rhodes had been famous for its gargantuan Colossus, a bronze statue depicting the sun god Helios, which had lain in ruins since it was felled by an earthquake in 226 BC.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-l-mussidius-longus-ca-42-bc-ar-denarius-18mm-381-gm-3h-ngc-choice-auand-9733-5-5-4-5/a/3099-31310.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved