C. Cassius Longinus and P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Brutus and Cassius, probably at Smyrna, early 42 BC. Diademed head of Libertas to right; LEIBERTAS upwards before, C•CASSI•IMP upwards behind / Capis and lituus; LENTVLVS SPINT in two lines below. Crawford 500/3; CRI 221; BMCRR East 77; RSC 4. 4.03g, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine; wonderful old cabinet tone.
Ex collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang;
Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 89, 5 December 2011, lot 1345.