brm_203475 - CASSIA Denier
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Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 100.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 100.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 78 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 3,47 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire avec une patine de collection ancienne. Usure régulière
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe de Bacchus (Liber) à droite, coiffée de la couronne de vigne avec un thyrse transversal sur l’épaule.
Reverse
Reverse legend : L. CASSI. Q. F.
Reverse description : Tête de Proserpine (Libera) à gauche, coiffée de la couronne de vigne.
Reverse translation : “Lucius Cassius Quinti Filius”, (Lucius Cassius fils de Quintus).
Commentary
Poids léger. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 32 coins de droit et de 36 coins de revers.
Lightweight. For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 32 obverse dies and 36 reverse dies.
Lightweight. For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 32 obverse dies and 36 reverse dies.
Historical background
CASSIA
(78 BC)
It seems that Lucius Cassius Longinus was the member of the gens Cassia who was praetor in 66 BC. Candidate for the consulship for 63 BC, he was included in the Catiline conspiracy denounced by Cicero and for which he was executed in 60 BC.
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