185, Lot: 281. Estimate $3000. Sold for $2650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Cassius. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.54 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legate. Tripod surmounted by cortina (cauldron) and two laurel branches, fillet hanging on either side / Jug and lituus. Crawford 500/1; CRI 219; Sydenham 1308; RSC 7. EF, flat strike. Once considered very rare, but more are now on the market. Still quite scarce.