Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 954. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Cassius Longinus. Early 42 BC. AR Denarius (3.56 g, 7h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legate. Filleted tripod surmounted by cortina (cauldron) and two laurel branches / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/1; CRI 219; Sydenham 1308; RSC 7. Superb EF. Well centered. Rare.