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Live auction - brm_520339 - CASSIA Denier

CASSIA Denier AU
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Estimate : 450 €
Price : 280 €
Maximum bid : 280 €
End of the sale : 29 January 2019 14:23:00
bidders : 1 bidder
Type : Denier
Date: 55 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,04 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan irrégulier bien centré des deux côtés. Belle tête de Libertas à l’usure superficielle. Au revers le temple de Vesta est bien venu. Jolie patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient du stock de Monnaies & Médailles (H.Cahn), Bâle, en avril 1974

Obverse


Obverse legend : Q. CASSIVS/ LIBERT..
Obverse description : Tête diadémée de Libertas (La Liberté) à droite, avec boucles d'oreilles et un grand collier.
Obverse translation : “Quintus Cassius/ Libertas”, (Quintus Cassius/ la Liberté).

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Chaise curule placée dans le temple hexastyle circulaire de Vesta, surmonté de deux acrostolia et d’une statue de Vesta entre une urne de vote et un bulletin de vote inscrit AC.

Commentary


Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 60 coins de droit et de 67 coins de revers. Malgré le nombre de coins recensés, ce type semble plus rare que celui avec la tête de Vesta.

Historical background


CASSIA

(55 BC)

This moneyer, perhaps a cousin of Caius Cassius, one of Caesar's main assassins, is mentioned by Cicero in a letter to Atticus. Cassius Longinus was quaestor in 52 BC. Chosen by Pompey, he filled his office at the same time as Marc Antoine, Caesar's candidate while Pompey was Consul with Metellus Scipio. Tribune of the plebs in 49 BC, once again with Marc Antoine, a supporter of Pompey, Quintus Cassius Longinus joined Caesar and had to flee from Rome in 49 BC disguised as a slave. He then follows Caesar to Greece and then to Spain and receives an important command of which he does not show himself worthy. He must run away like a thief.

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