Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 2221. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ROMAN. Republic. AR Denarii of C. Cassius Longinus. All coins: Early 42 BC. Military mint, probably at Smyrna. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legate. Tripod surmounted by cortina and two laurel branches, fillet hanging on either side / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/1; CRI 219; Sydenham 1308; RSC 7. VF or better. All with striking problems. Once obverse very off-center. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Five (5) coins in lot.

This type was once considered to be extremely rare, with only a handful of known examples. Recently more examples have appeared on the market and the coin can now only be considered rare. Nice examples still command $2000-$3000.