Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 931. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Cassius Longinus. 55 BC. AR Denarius (4.08 g, 8h). Rome mint. Head of Libertas right / Circular temple of Vesta, surmounted by figure [holding sceptre and patera], curule chair within; urn to left, raised tablet inscribed AC (Absolvo Condemno) to right. Crawford 428/2; Sydenham 918; Cassia 8. Good VF, toned, graffiti and some slight roughness on obverse, faint cleaning scratches on reverse beneath tone.