Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 1906 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $220
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SOLD $160
L. CASSIUS Q.F. Longinus, (c.78 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (4.00 grams), obv. head of Liber or Bacchus to right, thyrsus over shoulder, rev. head of Libera to left, L. CASSI Q.F behind, (S.317 (125 VF), Cr.386/1, Syd.779, B. Cassia 6). Nearly very fine and very scarce.
Crawford calculates 32 obverse dies used by this moneyer in his coinage.
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