Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 956. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $485. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Cassius Longinus. 55 BC. AR Denarius (3.76 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Bonus Eventus (or Genius Populi Romani?) right; scepter behind / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt; lituus on left, capis on right. Crawford 428/3; Sydenham 916; Cassia 7. EF, slightly granular surfaces, a few tiny flan flaws. Bold strike on both sides.