Rare Cassius Military Issue

Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1621. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Cassius. 42 BC. AR Denarius (3.82 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. Superb EF, lustrous. Exceptional in this lofty state of preservation. Rare.